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Alberto Gonzales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gonzales was an attorney in private practice from 1982 until 1994 with the Houston law firm Vinson and Elkins, where he became a partner. Gonzales authored a memo in January of 2002 that explored whether Article III of the Geneva Convention applied to Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters captured in Afghanistan and held in facilities around the world, including Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Gonzales was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 60-36 on February 3, 2005. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alberto_Gonzales   (2015 words)

USDOJ: Office of the Attorney General - Alberto Gonzales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Gonzales was Special Legal Counsel to the Houston Host Committee for the 1990 Summit of Industrialized Nations, and a member of delegations sent by the American Council of Young Political Leaders to Mexico in 1996 and to the People's Republic of China in 1995. Gonzales was recognized as the 1999 Latino Lawyer of the Year by the Hispanic National Bar Association, and he received a Presidential Citation from the State Bar of Texas in 1997 for his dedication to addressing basic legal needs of the indigent. Gonzales was honored by the United Way in 1993 with a Commitment to Leadership Award, and received the Hispanic Salute Award in 1989 from the Houston Metro Ford Dealers for his work in the field of education. www.usdoj.gov /ag/aggonzalesbio.html   (659 words)

Battle of Gonzales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Battle of Gonzales was a skirmish that took place on October 2, 1835, in the Texas town of Gonzales between the Texian settlers and a detachment of Mexican army. The battle was the result of the attempts of the Mexican government to retrieve a small cannon that had been given in 1831 to the settlers at Gonzales as a defense against attacks by Tonkawa Indians. Two days later, on September 29, Castañeda and his company reached the west bank of the Guadalupe River across from Gonzales, but were unable to cross the ford because of high water and a force of 18 Texan militia, known later as the "Old Eighteen". en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Gonzales   (831 words)

Encyclopedia article on Gonzales, Texas [EncycloZine]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Gonzales is one of the earliest Anglo-American settlements in Texas. It was to Gonzales that Susanna W. Dickinson, widow of one of the Alamo defenders, and Joe, the slave of William B. Travis, fled with news of the Alamo massacre. The population rose to 1,703 in the 1860 census, 2,900 by the mid-1880s, and 4,297 in 1900. encyclozine.com /Gonzales,_Texas   (760 words)

The Gonzales Record (washingtonpost.com) Gonzales is in some respects an attractive nominee: His life story is compelling, his views on some issues are comparatively moderate and his calm demeanor would be a reassuring change from that of his predecessor, John D. Ashcroft. Gonzales appears to have given the president legal advice that may have empowered him in the short term -- to lock up people he deemed dangerous, to try detainees using a system untested for decades, even to torture -- but that have a great disservice to the president and the country in the long run. Gonzales to fill in the aspects of his record that are not known and to explain how he justifies those decisions that appear to have harmed the nation. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A51885-2005Jan5.html   (653 words)

Alberto Gonzales -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Gonzales was raised in (The largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Houston, the second of eight children born to Pablo and Maria Gonzales. Gonzales was an attorney in private practice from 1982 until 1994 with the Houston law firm (Click link for more info and facts about Vinson and Elkins) Vinson and Elkins, where he became a partner. Gonzales' formal request for Bush to be excused from jury duty hinged upon the fact that, as Governor of Texas, he might be called upon to pardon the accused in the case. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/al/alberto_gonzales.htm   (1362 words)

Senate Confirms Gonzales, 60 to 36 (washingtonpost.com) Gonzales also wrote in a legal opinion that some of the Geneva Conventions' human rights protections were "quaint" and did not apply to alleged al Qaeda or Taliban members. But a string of Democrats said Gonzales was unconvincing because he claimed not to recall details of his role in the drafting of an Aug. 1, 2002, Justice Department memo that narrowly defined what constituted torture and was disowned by the administration after it became public last year. Gonzales "was at the heart of the Bush administration's notorious decision to authorize our forces to commit flagrant acts of torture in the interrogation of detainees in Afghanistan, Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib," said Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.). www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A61932-2005Feb3.html   (1049 words)

Lone Star Justice - Alberto Gonzales' strange views of international law. By Alan Berlow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) In the burgeoning Abu Ghraib prison scandal, Gonzales has surfaced as the author of one highly controversial memo and co-author of a second, both of which raise serious questions as to whether the president authorized or condoned the use of torture, a war crime under the Geneva Conventions. Gonzales favored ignoring the latter because he knew that Texas police had probably violated the treaty's reporting requirement in hundreds if not thousands of arrests, and that any concession to international law in the Tristan matter might have unforeseen consequences for other cases. Gonzales' legal advice in both the Faulder and Tristan cases suggests that, in matters of life and death, he viewed international law and Article VI of the Constitution as irrelevant to Texas or, at best, inconveniences that might easily be circumvented by legal assertions grounded in shaky reasoning. slate.msn.com /id/2102416   (1353 words)

Handbook of Texas Online: GONZALES COUNTY Gonzales County (C-37) is south of Austin on U.S. highways 87, 90, 90A, and 183 and Interstate Highway 10. Gonzales County, named for the capital of Green DeWitt's colony, was established in 1836 and organized in 1837 as one of the original counties in the Republic of Texas. Gonzales County was also involved in the outlaw conflicts of the late 1860s and 1870s and witnessed numerous lynchings. www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/GG/hcg7.html   (3576 words)

Encyclopedia: Alberto Gonzales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Alberto Gonzales, current Attorney General of the United States The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. (The state of Texas executed more prisoners during Gonzales' term, and still has more prisoners on death row, than any other state.)[3] [4] A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it. U.S. Attorneys General Alberto Gonzales, current Attorney General of the United States The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Alberto-Gonzales   (7025 words)

Gonzales's Clemency Memos Criticized (washingtonpost.com) Left out of Gonzales's summary was any mention of a 1986 investigation by the Texas attorney general's office that concluded that Lucas had not killed the woman, and that he had falsely confessed to numerous killings in an effort to undermine the veracity of his confessions to the crimes he did commit. In some cases, Gonzales said, "we feel that nothing will be gained by granting a 30-day reprieve" or "no compelling legal or factual reasons support" commutation of the death sentence. Strickland, who both prosecuted and defended death penalty cases, said actions by Gonzales and Bush left a wide impression that "it was a waste of paper" to request a commutation. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A51773-2005Jan5.html   (1032 words)

Handbook of Texas Online: GONZALES, TX Gonzales, the county seat of Gonzales County, is at the confluence of the Guadalupe and San Marcos rivers, on U.S. highways 90, 97, and 183 in the north central part of the county. The Gonzales Inquirer was established in 1853 and was one of the six oldest county papers still operating in Texas in 1995. Gonzales was incorporated in 1880 and had six churches, daily mail service, four schools, a courthouse, two banks, a 500-seat opera house, a library, gas and water works, several lodges, gristmills, cotton gins, several stores, and a population of 2,900 in 1884. www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/GG/hfg6.html   (789 words)

USATODAY.com - Upbringing in Texas helped shape Gonzales' views   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Gonzales, who would be the nation's first Hispanic attorney general, was one of eight children. Gonzales, 49, said he was raised among Democrats, which helps explain his moderate GOP positions on a range of issues. Gonzales argued that a governor should not have to serve on a jury in a criminal case because he someday might have to make clemency decisions. www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2004-11-10-gonzales-profile_x.htm   (915 words)

Ramesh Ponnuru on Alberto Gonzales & Supreme Court on National Review Online She was a dissenter, and last year her opponents seized on a remark Gonzales made in the cases to cast her as an extremist. It appears, however, that Gonzales was referring not to Owen but to one of their colleagues on the Texas supreme court. Gonzales is not going to resist the zeitgeist on anything for any length of time and everybody knows that. www.nationalreview.com /ponnuru/ponnuru021103.asp   (1200 words)

Undiplomatic Immunity - Did Al Gonzales say the president can authorize torture? By Chris Suellentrop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Leahy asks Gonzales if he agrees with the definition of torture—"For an act to violate the torture statute, it must be equivalent in intensity to the pain accompanying serious physical injury, such as organ failure, impairment of bodily function, or even death"—devised by an August 2002 memo that was addressed to him. Gonzales declares himself agnostic on an astonishing array of issues, including whether torture is a useful interrogation tactic. Gonzales makes some noise about "a presumption of constitutionality" and his oath as attorney general to defend congressional statutes, then gives his real answer: I'd take it very seriously if I ever advised the president to do such a thing. slate.msn.com /id/2111962   (1392 words)

Division for Public Education: National Hispanic Heritage Month 2002: Justice Alberto Gonzales Active in many professional and civic organizations, Justice Gonzales is an elected member of the American Law Institute and has held offices in the Texas Bar Foundation, the State Bar of Texas, and served as President of the Houston Bar Association. Justice Gonzales attributes his success to the sacrifices his parents made in order to help give their eight children a chance to succeed. Gonzales celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month as a reminder of the sacrifices and achievements made, as well as a celebration of a commitment to family, country, and the beautiful Hispanic culture. www.abanet.org /publiced/albertogonzales.html   (652 words)

Tell Salazar No! on Gonzales | Democracy for Colorado   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Gonzales has now "renounced torture." And according to the Washington Post, "At a private luncheon [on Monday, Feb 1], freshman Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.), who is Hispanic, defended Gonzales to Democratic colleagues." Watch this video (requires Flash plug-in), read this background information, and decide for yourself. Alberto Gonzales is the legal architect of the policy of prisoner abuse in use by the Bush administration. Gonzales' advice led directly to the abandonment of the Geneva Convention and of federal law in Guantanamo and at Abu Ghraib. democracyforcolorado.com /no_on_gonzales   (571 words)

CNN.com - Bush attorney general pick is Alberto Gonzales - Nov 11, 2004 Gonzales said the day was one of "conflicting emotions." He said if confirmed he would miss interacting with the members of the White House staff on a daily basis. Gonzales told associates at the time he felt the complaints about the memo -- written in January 2002 -- were taken out of context. Gonzales' memo was a result of the State Department's request that Bush reconsider his decision to follow the Justice Department conclusion. www.cnn.com /2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/10/bush.cabinet   (750 words)

The Victoria Advocate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) GONZALES - Two distinctly different memorial programs, both honoring Gonzales residents who died during the battle for the Alamo, were made available to the public on Sunday as part of the final day of this year's Come and Take It celebration. GONZALES - The great big ka-boom that marked the start of the Texas Revolution echoed once again over the city of Gonzales on Thursday, this time marking the unofficial start of the Come and Take It Days celebration. GONZALES - For the last 15 years, Gonzales County Sheriff Glen Sachtleben has played an instrumental part in the Gonzales Come and Take It Days celebration by firing the replica cannon to commemorate the opening shot of the Texas Revolution. www.thevictoriaadvocate.com /county_by_county/gonzales   (551 words)

washingtonpost.com: Gonzales Helped Set the Course for Detainees   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Gonzales is "a good lawyer and a nice guy, and maybe he was a decent judge for a year, but he didn't bring a lot of political judgment or strategic judgment to their dealings with the commission," a senior commission official said. Gonzales, after reviewing a legal brief from the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, advised Bush verbally on Jan. 18, 2002, that he had authority to exempt the detainees from such protections. Gonzales and his staff had no reservations about the legal draft or the proposed interrogation methods and did not suggest major changes during the editing of Yoo's memo, two officials involved in the deliberations said. www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A48446-2005Jan4?language=printer   (2807 words)

Gonzales Helped Set the Course for Detainees (washingtonpost.com) White House counsel Alberto R. Gonzales chaired the meetings on this issue, which included detailed descriptions of interrogation techniques such as "waterboarding," a tactic intended to make detainees feel as if they are drowning. But one of the mysteries that surround Gonzales is the extent to which these new legal approaches are his own handiwork rather than the work of others, particularly Vice President Cheney's influential legal counsel, David S. Addington. Conceding that such ghostwriting might seem irregular, even though Gonzales was aware of it, one former White House official said it was simply "evidence of the closeness of the relationship" between the two men. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A48446-2005Jan4.html   (932 words)

Human Rights First | Background on Alberto Gonzales Gonzales’ views on Presidential power and his role in setting improper detention and interrogation policy make him a troubling choice for the Supreme Court. Gonzales advises the President that the Geneva Conventions are inapplicable to al Qaeda and the war in Afghanistan. Gonzales that his proposed policy on Geneva conventions could adversely affect the future well-being of U.S. military prisoners. www.humanrightsfirst.com /us_law/etn/gonzales/index.asp   (865 words)

Bush taps Gonzales as the nation's first Hispanic attorney general   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Gonzales drew criticism after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks when he wrote a memo in which Bush claimed the right to waive anti-torture law and international treaties providing protections to prisoners of war. Gonzales also defended the administration's policy -- essentially repudiated by the Supreme Court and now being fought out in lower courts -- of detaining certain terrorism suspects for extended periods without access to lawyers or courts. Gonzales' political career has flourished under Bush's patronage over the past decade, since Bush was governor of Texas. www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/11/10/national1754EST0730.DTL   (723 words)

Backing Gonzales Is Backing Torture At stake is whether Congress wants to conveniently absolve Gonzales of his clear attempt to have the president subvert U.S. law in order to whitewash barbaric practices performed by U.S. interrogators in the name of national security. Gonzales ignored the objections of State Department and military lawyers to strongly endorse the determination of Justice Department lawyers that neither the Geneva Convention nor corresponding U.S. laws on prisoner protections should be applied in the "war on terror." Indeed, Gonzales made the case for a legal end run around the 1996 War Crimes Act, which mandates criminal penalties, including the death sentence, for any U.S. military or other personnel who engage in crimes of torture. www.commondreams.org /views05/0104-26.htm   (665 words)

Edgewise: We oppose Gonzales The Gonzales nomination may be ineluctable but we would like to go on record as opposing it. In January 2002, Gonzales advised the President that the United States Constitution does not apply to his actions as Commander in Chief, and thus the President could declare the Geneva Conventions inoperative. We oppose the confirmation of Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General of the United States, and we urge the Senate to reject him. edgewise.info /2005/01/25/we_oppose_gonzales.html   (587 words)

Loyal to a Fault? - The Senate should hold Alberto Gonzales accountable for his bad legal advice. By Phillip Carter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) And Gonzales' meteoric rise may not stop there—he's widely considered to be on Bush's shortlist for nomination to the Supreme Court. Then-Gov. Bush assigned Gonzales a critical role in the clemency process—asking him to provide a legal memo on the morning of each execution day outlining the key facts and issues of the case at hand. Gonzales played a key role in the decision to use Guantanamo Bay as a global detention facility because it was believed to be outside the reach of U.S. courts and the rule of law. slate.msn.com /id/2109495   (1156 words)

AllRefer.com - Pancho Gonzales (Sports, Biography) - Encyclopedia Pancho Gonzales (Richard Alonzo Gonzales)[gonzal´is] Pronunciation Key, 1928–95, American tennis player, b. After two straight wins in both the U.S. lawn and clay court singles championships (1948, 1949), he gained an international reputation in 1949 as a member of the U.S. team that won the Davis Cup competition against Australia. Gonzales, noted for his powerful service and strong court play, turned professional in 1949. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/Gonzales.html   (222 words)

Battle of Gonzales The cannon was mostly displayed and occasionally fired from the log fort overlooking the ferry crossing at Gonzales to signal nearby Indians that their presence was noted and to think seriously before attempting some thievery or vandalism. Gonzales and surrounding DeWitt Colonists prepared for trouble, moving families together to safety, consolidating weapons and supplies and dispatching messengers through the countryside and surrounding settlements. The cannon was buried in G.W. Davis’ peach orchard in the west outer Gonzales town. www.tamu.edu /ccbn/dewitt/batgon.htm   (2372 words)

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