Letters to the Editor
Texas Bob
Published Letters: 2
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The Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel of the State Bar of Texas ( OCDC)
[Read the article: Another departure from Justice]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Besides the crimes and misdemeanors that Attorney General Gonzales may have committed, there is also the obvious violations of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct that he has engaged in by his mendacity before the United States Congress. A "Grievance" is an allegation of Professional Misconduct by a lawyer. "Just Cause" means that a reasonable person ( and who is not reasonable?)believes that an attorney has committed an act of professional misconduct. Based on these Texas Bar Association definitions and the acts committed by Attorney General Gonzales, the OCDC should have launched an investigation months ago, but since the President of the Texas State Bar Association is from the same law firm from which sprang Ali G, I doubt if the OCDC will do anyhing until Ali G is convicted of a crime. Then they may spring into action.
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Senator Kennedy has it Right
[Read the article: Another departure from Justice]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Friday,August 24, 2007, Senator Kennedy (D-Mass) stated:"Too many officials ( of the Dept. of Justice)have resigned to evade the accountability that is to come for the disastrously flawed policies of this administration." While it may be true that the Civil Rights head is gone as well as the No.2 and No.3 jobs at DOJ, the AG is still there and accountable not only to Congress but also to the OCDC. And that is the State Bar of Texas Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel who is suppose to regulate all members of the Texas Bar including the Attorney General of the United States.While it may pose some difficulty in proving that the AG committed criminal acts, the standard for proving professional misconduct is much lower: that a reasonable person believes that an attorney committed an act of Professional Misconduct. Rule 8.04 of the Texas Rules includes decit or misrepresentation or obstruction of justice. Any reasonable person would have to believe that the AG engaged in Professional Misconduct when he appeared several times before Congress and gave testimony that no one believed.