The Judiciary Committee’s decision to hold the nomination has no doubt been influenced by these developments, which would have never come to light had the family not decided to fight the charges against them and to not give up against crushing odds, and had a handful of activists not taken it upon themselves to bring details of their ordeal to light that the mainstream press has ignored. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes a temporary hold, and asks for your help to make it permanent, so that another Obama nominee who gets convictions against those he persecutes by withholding evidence from juries doesn't get elevated to the federal bench.
Am I asking too much?
Hers is what i sent, a quick cut and paste from your column with a few words of my own:
ReplyDelete"The Senate Judiciary Committee “held over” the nomination of United States Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales to be a U.S. District Judge for the District of New Mexico district yesterday. Gonzales’ suitability for the post SHOULD be under scrutiny due to the way his office has handled the prosecution of the Reese family of New Mexico on gun and money laundering charges. That assessment is based on the opinion of Judge Robert C. Brack, who in granting the motion for a new trial for the Reese family observed “there is no doubt the prosecution, intentionally or negligently suppressed the evidence.”
I am concerned about elevating a U.S. Attorney who has presided over a pattern of prosecutorial misconduct to the federal bench, and request that you investigate the appropriateness of giving such a man even more power. Thank You.
"Thank you for placing a temporary hold on the nomination of Kenneth J. Gonzales to be a U.S. District Judge for the District of New Mexico. Mr. Gonzales had a lead role in the prosecution of the Reese family, and it is clear that the prosecution was at very least negligent, or more likely acted with criminal intent in suppressing exculpatory information at their trial. While this is not new for US prosecuting attorneys - witness their acts in the prosecution of your former colleague Senator Stevens of Alaska - it is highly inappropriate to award such conduct with a promotion to a position where they can do even MORE damage. I therefor request that you make this hold permanent, unless a bonafide investigation of Mr. Gonzales' actions in that case make it clear he was not involved in the wrongdoing."
ReplyDeleteThank you for contacting the office of Senator Grassley. The information you submitted on Mar 1, 2013 1:55 PM follows:
ReplyDeleteName: Mr. Robert Fowler
Address: SE 18th St Des Moines, IA 50320
Email: robertsgunshop@mchsi.com
Home Phone: 641
It helps that Senator Chuck is my Senator. He is one of the good guys.