Gonzales balks at release of Roberts documents

[deminks]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050801/pl_nm/bush_court_dc;_ylt=AvWj5SBUkrMANMIlUV6Ish.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said on Monday he would have "very serious concerns" about sharing internal documents requested by Senate Democrats in the debate over John Roberts' nomination to the Supreme Court.

In an interview with Reuters, Gonzales also said the Justice Department does not routinely respond to such requests unless they come from the full Senate Judiciary Committee, which will begin confirmation hearings on Roberts on Sept. 6.

"There's been no formal request by the committee. We normally respond to a formal request by the committee and not by one senator or a group of senators," Gonzales said in the interview as headed to New Orleans to give a speech.

"The eight Democratic senators view it as an official request," a spokeswoman for Sen. Patrick Leahy (news, bio, voting record) of Vermont, the panel's top Democrat, said in response to Gonzales' comments.

[merwin]

1. In other words, "We only respond to requests from neocons"

[stepnw1f]

2. Cowards... They Know The Public Would Be Outraged

Let Democracy do its work, GOPeepees! Are ya scared...?

[cthrumatrix]

3. Gonzalez is not interested in Demomcracy..."why does he hate America"

this cover-up is "evil" in that they have two forms of justice.

They get a free ride and we are the pawns and suckers.

[stepnw1f]

4. Oh... WE Know That...

Democracy was always their target. Their type cannot survive in a Democratic environment.

[silvershadow]

10. "they hate us for our freedoms". In this case,

the freedom of information.

[Matariki]

7. hard to believe they care about public outrage

[stepnw1f]

8. You Didn't Think They Really Had Balls? (nt)

[Hardrada]

5. Why do they hate our freedoms?

[deminks]

6. Gonzales and co. will rid us of our freedoms

then they won't hate us, right?:sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[SpiralHawk]

9. "All your public information are belong to us." - BushCo

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