Arthur Silber: Attention Liberals And Democrats!

July 9th, 2005

Echoing my argument of several days ago, the LA Times has a few words about why Gonzales should not be viewed by anyone who cares about individual rights or the basic values of civilization as an “acceptable” choice for the Supreme Court:

Gonzales’ Fatal Flaw

Our reasons may differ, but add our vote to the chorus of social conservative groups clamoring against a possible nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales to the Supreme Court. Because of his central role in decisions taken by the administration to flout international law in pursuing the war on terrorism, Gonzales was a poor choice for the attorney general’s office — as we stated earlier this year — and he would certainly be a disastrous choice for the Supreme Court.