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Posted: 7/29/07 at 9:34pm
Some prominent Republicans have given up on Alberto:
Tom Delay: "No man is above the law, and no man is below the law. That's the principle that we all hold very dear in this country."
James Sensenbrenner: "I want those parents to be able to tell their children that even if you are Attorney General of the United States, if you lie when sworn "to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth," you will face the consequences of that action, even when you don't accept the responsibility for them."
Chuck Hegel: "I find that the Attorney General abused his sacred power by lying and obstructing justice. How can the rule of law for every American be applied equally if we have two standards of justice in America--one for the powerful and the other for the rest of us?"
Bill Frist: "I will have no part in the creation of a constitutional double-standard to benefit the Attorney General. He is not above the law. If an ordinary citizen committed these crimes, he would go to jail."
Rep. Marge Roukema: "And we all share in the emotional trauma getting back to our subject of this constitutional crisis in which we are ensnared. But this cup cannot pass us by, we can't avoid it, we took an oath of office, Mr. Speaker, to uphold the Constitution under our democratic system of government, separation of powers, and checks and balances."
JC Watts: "How can we expect a Boy Scout to honor his oath if elected officials don't honor theirs? How can we expect a businessman to honor a promise when the attorney general abandons his or hers?"
Dick Armey: "Among other things, he took an oath to God, to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. And then he failed to do so. Not once, but several times. If we ignore this evidence, I believe we undermine the rule of law that is so important that all America is. Mr. Speaker, a nation of laws cannot be ruled by a person who breaks the law. Otherwise, it would be as if we had one set of rules for the leaders and another for the governed. We would have one standard for the powerful, the popular and the wealthy, and another for everyone else."
Tom Delay: "No man is above the law, and no man is below the law. That's the principle that we all hold very dear in this country."
James Sensenbrenner: "I want those parents to be able to tell their children that even if you are Attorney General of the United States, if you lie when sworn "to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth," you will face the consequences of that action, even when you don't accept the responsibility for them."
Chuck Hegel: "I find that the Attorney General abused his sacred power by lying and obstructing justice. How can the rule of law for every American be applied equally if we have two standards of justice in America--one for the powerful and the other for the rest of us?"
Bill Frist: "I will have no part in the creation of a constitutional double-standard to benefit the Attorney General. He is not above the law. If an ordinary citizen committed these crimes, he would go to jail."
Rep. Marge Roukema: "And we all share in the emotional trauma getting back to our subject of this constitutional crisis in which we are ensnared. But this cup cannot pass us by, we can't avoid it, we took an oath of office, Mr. Speaker, to uphold the Constitution under our democratic system of government, separation of powers, and checks and balances."
JC Watts: "How can we expect a Boy Scout to honor his oath if elected officials don't honor theirs? How can we expect a businessman to honor a promise when the attorney general abandons his or hers?"
Dick Armey: "Among other things, he took an oath to God, to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. And then he failed to do so. Not once, but several times. If we ignore this evidence, I believe we undermine the rule of law that is so important that all America is. Mr. Speaker, a nation of laws cannot be ruled by a person who breaks the law. Otherwise, it would be as if we had one set of rules for the leaders and another for the governed. We would have one standard for the powerful, the popular and the wealthy, and another for everyone else."
