J'accuse!
Fifty-six Harvard classmates of Alberto Gonzales took out a half-page ad in today's Washington Post which protests Gonzo's perversions of the Constitution and the rule of law.
Speaking of their shared experience in law school, the ad says, in part:
We knew that the choice to abide by the law was even more critical when public officials were tempted to take legal shortcuts. Nowhere were we taught that the ends justified the means, or that freedoms for which Americans had fought and died should be set aside when inconvenient or challenging. To the contrary: our most precious freedoms, we learned, need defending most in times of crisis.
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As lawyers, and as a matter of principle, we can no longer be silent about this Administration’s consistent disdain for the liberties we hold dear. Your failure to stand for the rule of law, particularly when faced with a President who makes the aggrandized claim of being a unitary executive, takes this country down a dangerous path.
The ad includes a concise list of offenses committed by the administration and abetted by Gonzales. From torture to illegal wiretaps to the suspension of habeas corpus, this group of 56 makes the case for his impeachment without ever using the "I" word. They didn't have to use the word, though; the list speaks loudly enough.
The PDF is here, and Correntewire has a screenshot of the ad here.