He won't resign. Bush won't fire him. Maybe they'll disbar Gonzales.
posted by
Wally
6:19 AM
Like they did to Clinton for lying about Monica. While the political world obsesses over whether Attorney General Alberto Gonzales can survive the outcry over the politically motivated dismissal of eight United States Attorneys, the legal academy has been debating a different aspect of the fallout:
Could a case be made that the chief law-enforcement officer of the United States should be disbarred?
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Bar-association rules, which are established by state associations-Mr. Gonzales is licensed in the state of Texas in addition to being admitted to the Supreme Court bar-typically forbid "conduct that involves deceit, fraud or misrepresentation." There are also various means of censuring lawyers for bad behavior that fall short of disbarment, such as a public reprimand.
"Lawyers are not allowed to lie," said Nancy Rapoport, an ethics expert and the former dean of the University of Houston Law Center. "That one, everyone agrees on."
It all comes down to how his testimony is interpreted, and what other information comes available. How many times do you have to say "I don't recall" under oath before it becomes obvious that you're either a liar and perjurer, or severely brain damaged. Either way, you are not qualified to be attorney general.
Hell, at some point (I think "74" times is beyond that point), you're practically asking to be kicked out of not only the Bar Association, but whatever hole in the wall dive-bar you happen to be sitting in (not that any of the dubyaD40.com crew would know about being kicked out of a bar, but...).
And Stay Out!
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