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Originally Posted by dc_dux
But he didnt....he said categorically that there were no violations of civil liberties There has not been one verified case of civil liberties abuse."
This was during a hearing on reauthorization of the Patriot Act so if I were to assign a motive for his perjury, I would suggest it was deliberate for fear that the truth may have slowed down reauthorization..but that is just conjecture, based on my profile of Gonzales as someone repeatedly willing to ignore the law and/or lie, misrepresent or obfuscate in pursuit of Bush's political agenda. |
Are we talking about theoretical violations of civil liberties or proved violations (as in a court of law, under the rules of evidence and the ability to show there was no violation)? Don't we need the answer to that question before saying Gonzales lied? If there have been proved violations under Gonzales watch, given his testimony, I agree he lied, and he should resign, be fired and/or be tried for perjury.