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Alert:
The Gonzales Appointment As Our Next Attorney General
From Evan Augustine Peterson
III, J.D., January 7, 2005
Dear Friends:
Please seriously consider taking these actions on Friday:
(A) telephone the 18 Senators on the Judiciary Committee (their names
and numbers are listed under my signature); and
(B) strongly urge them to REJECT Mr. Bush's appointee, Alberto Gonzales,
as our next US Attorney General ("USAG") because "confirming
Gonzales is confirming torture."
If you missed the first day of the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearings
on the Gonzales appointment, this 1-6-05 TP blog will provide links to
Thursday's testimony -- including the appointee's evasive answers -- in
its televised and
transcripted forms, at: http://www.tompaine.com/articles/the_blogging_of_gonzales.php
If you'd like to read, forward, or publish my 1-5-05 essay on this issue,
"Unfinished Business: Confirming Bush's USAG Appointee Is Unthinkable,"
it was published by VH at: http://www.nuclearfreenz.org.nz/unfinished.htm
Also see these excellent comments concerning the ill-considered Gonzales
appointment:
- Ray McGovern's 1-5-05 TP essay, "It's
Not Only Illegal, It's Wrong," at:
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/its_not_only_illegal_its_wrong.php
- The Minneapolis Star-Tribune's 1-6-05
CD editorial, "Alberto Gonzales Has Blood On His Hands," at:
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0106-22.htm
- The Nation's 15-05 CD essay, "Oppose
The Gonzales Nomination," at:
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/actnow?bid=4&pid=2101
Finally, remember that THE WHOLE WORLD IS
WATCHING. The Gonzales hearings aren't over yet, so please undertake the
above-requested actions today! And thanks very much for doing so!
With Best Wishes For A Better 2005,
Evan Augustine Peterson III, J.D.
Executive Director
American Center for International Law ("ACIL")
Democrats On the Senate Judiciary Committee
1. Ranking Minority Member: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) at 202-224-4242.
2. Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) at 202-224-5042.
3. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) at 202-224-2152.
4. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) at 202-224-5323.
5. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) at 202-224-3841.
6. Sen. Herbert Kohl (D-WI) at 202-224-5653.
7. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) at 202-224-6542.
8. Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) at 202-224-4543.
Republicans On the Senate Judiciary Committee
1. Chairman: Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) at 202-224-4254.
2. Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) at 202-224-3521.
3. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) at 202-224-2934.
4. Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) at 202-224-2752.
5. Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH) at 202-224-2315.
6. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) at 202-224-5972.
7. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) at 202-224-3744.
8. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) at 202-224-5251.
9. Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) at 202-224-4521.
10. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) at 202--224-4124.
CALL THEM TODAY, 1-7-05!
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