On the eve of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' reappearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Orlando Sentinel published my op-ed making the case for his impeachment.
The congressional impeachment process is specifically designed to protect the public from misdeeds by public officials. In this case, the issue is whether Gonzales tarnished the integrity of the Justice Department by politicizing it.
After all we have learned about the firings of nine US attorneys for partisan political reasons, the misleading and covering up of the situation in front of Congress, and the continued stonewalling by the White House, there is little question that major change needs to happen.
The entire episode is a blow to the integrity and credibility of our criminal-justice system. And it comes at a time of corrosive public cynicism and distrust of government that has been fueled by recent political scandals. A failure to investigate and disclose to the American people will only exacerbate those feelings.
Our attorney general and our U.S. attorneys have a long history of nonpartisanship and of enforcing the nation's laws in a fair manner. That reputation has been tarnished and must be restored. Only through impeachment proceedings will the American public know the full truth about the role that the attorney general and the White House played in this episode. Impeachment is the only remaining option to restoring the integrity of the Justice Department.
You can find the rest of the op-ed here.
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