Lets get a little "pushback" against Abu Gonzales:

[annabanana]

US Attorney Firings Set Stage for Congressional Battle

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/020407Y.shtml
A little-noticed provision passed last year allows Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales to appoint interim US attorneys indefinitely without seeking approval from the Senate. Fearing an attempted end run around Congressional prerogatives, both House and Senate Democrats have introduced legislation to repeal the provision. The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on the issue Tuesday.

Here is a link to the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee:..

They ought to hear from us before Tuesday!!
(I see a couple o' presidential hopefuls on the list)

http://judiciary.senate.gov/members.cfm

[peacetalksforall]

1. Why was this 'little-noticed' and "quietly tucked into"?

How the heck did this happen?

Does anyone have the story?

From the article -

"Like President Bill Clinton before him, Bush removed nearly all the U.S. attorneys when he came into office and replaced them with his own Senate-confirmed appointments. Under previous statutes, the attorney general had the power to appoint an interim prosecutor for 120 days in the case of a vacancy, but then it was up to the local district court to make an appointment until the Senate approved a final pick.

Gonzales and many legal experts say that arrangement was a troubling intrusion on the separation of powers between the independent branches of government.

A new provision, which was quietly tucked into USA Patriot Act reauthorization legislation last year, allows Gonzales to appoint interim prosecutors indefinitely. Not counting the recent dismissals, there have been 11 vacancies since the measure was enacted, and Justice Department officials said they will provide nominations to the Senate for each position. "

[annabanana]

2. (an evening kick). . . n/t