John Ashcroft Resigns as Attorney General

[JGrubbs]

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush is moving swiftly toward naming a successor to Attorney General John Ashcroft, and White House counsel Alberto Gonzales has emerged as the leading candidate.

Two administration officials said that Gonzales, a longtime Bush friend who served with him in Texas, was the likely successor to Ashcroft and that the president could act as early as Wednesday. Gonzales would be the first Hispanic attorney general.

Source: My Way News

 

[JGrubbs]

From the Drudge Report:

Bush has chosen White House counsel Alberto Gonzales to succeed Attorney General John Ashcroft; First Latino...

 

[JGrubbs]

This is the same Gonzales who cast the tie-breaking vote in the Texas Supreme Court against a parental-consent requirement before a minor could obtain an abortion in the state.

 

[LadyEagle]

Fox News just announced it. Don't expect a Hispanic Attorney General to uphold the Laws of the Land when it comes to illegal immigration.

Can't say I'm surprised, although I really wanted to be wrong about G.W. Bush all this time, but unfortunately, I've been right about him - the next four years should be very disappointing for all those "conservatives" who voted for him rather than Michael Peroutka. It didn't take long for him to start showing his true colors. Perhaps that's why an honorable man like John Ashcroft decided to leave. There is always more to "leaving" than what is given as the official reason....

 

[NaasPreacher (C4K)]

Originally posted by JGrubbs:
This is the same Gonzales who cast the tie-breaking vote in the Texas Supreme Court against a parental-consent requirement before a minor could obtain an abortion in the state.

You have got to be kidding me??

 

[JGrubbs]

I'm sorry to say, I am not kidding you...

Gonzales opined without explanation in March of 2000 that a 17-year-old high school girl did not have to notify her parents before she underwent an abortion. The case was the first of many "Jane Does" flooding Texas courts at all levels after the state's Parental Notification Act went into effect Jan. 1, 2000...

Source: WorldNetDaily

 

[JGrubbs]

According to the Republican National Coalition for Life:

"If President Bush nominates Gonzales to a federal bench or the high Court, pro­life, pro­family, and pro­parental­rights conservatives have ample reason to oppose his nomination."

Source: Republican National Coalition for Life

I know that Gonzales was not nominated for a federal bench or the high Court, but I believe these comments from the Republican National Coalition for Life give us some insight to where our new Attorney General stands on the issue of abortion.

 

[KenH]

I appreciate Mr. Ashcroft's service to these United States, as I also appreciate the service of Mr. Evans who is leaving the Commerce Department.

 

[KenH]

Originally posted by LadyEagle:
Don't expect a Hispanic Attorney General to uphold the Laws of the Land when it comes to illegal immigration.

An attorney general appointed by John Kerry would have been worse.

 

[TomVols]

Ken, I'm more saddened by losing Don Evans. A good man with a great business mind. He will be missed.

Ashcroft will be missed indeed. Liberals hated him. While not perfect, he looked out for the best interests of his country, and for that he will be sullied in the media and by the hacks.

 

[Pennsylvania Jim]

Originally posted by C4K:
You have got to be kidding me??

Why should you be surprised?

 

[NaasPreacher (C4K)]

What a surpise - the president's first post election appointment is soft on abortion.

 

[tragic_pizza]

Because the AG has so much to do with Roe v. wade and all...

 

[The Galatian]

What can you expect from a pro-abortion president?

 

[Pastor Larry]

There are some here who still have not grasped the basics of government. The AG has nothing to do with abortion right now. That is in the hands of the court. If this was a court appointee, I would be very disappointed. I am somewhat disappointed now, but not greatly.

Abortion will not be solved by a pro-life AG. Learn about government, please.

 

[JGrubbs]

So it's okay to have a pro-choice president, pro-choice AG, pro-choice Secretary of State, pro-choice Senators, etc., as long as we get some pro-life judges?

Keep in mind this is also the same Alberto Gonzales who has been working with the president to select his judicial appointments, and was even being considered by the president as a possible SCOTUS nominee.

I have learned about government, and I know that it is unconstitutional for the SCOTUS to make laws like they did with Roe v. Wade, and it is just as unconstitutional for the SCOTUS to make laws that would "overturn" the original unconstitutional law.

Gonzales has been quoted as saying that the Constitution is a living document, and supports the Patriot Act, and also was vocal in support of detaining suspects indefinetly without any warrants or the suspects constitutional right to an attorney.

 

[PastorGreg]

Originally posted by KenH:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by LadyEagle:
Don't expect a Hispanic Attorney General to uphold the Laws of the Land when it comes to illegal immigration.

An attorney general appointed by John Kerry would have been worse. </font>[/QUOTE]Isn't this a sad commentary on the lack of godly leadership in our nation! All KenH can say about both of Bush's very "unconservative" moves today is "Kerry would have been worse." Sad, sad era our country is in.

 

[JGrubbs]

Originally posted by Pastor Larry:
The AG has nothing to do with abortion right now.

The office of the Attorney General decides whether to prosecute pro-life protesters. One of the reasons the liberals protested Ashcroft in 2000 was because of his strong pro-life stand.

 

[The Galatian]

Some folks just don't understand government...

 

[Johnv]

Pro-life protesters shoud be prosecuted... if they violate the law. Stand on the sidewak and hold signs, etc, if you wish. But don't prevent access to property, don't verbally assault anyone, don't tresspass, and don't interfer with anyone else's use of the public right of way.