Could it be? The Department of Justice brought to justice?

Special prosecutor to investigate firings of U.S. attorneys

I'm not getting my hopes up that Alberto Gonzales (and possibly others in the Bush Administration) will actually be brought to justice for what seems like a subversion of the laws of this country. But it is nice to see that at least the issue isn't totally being forgotten.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the people in this country will one day actually care when their own government breaks the law and take them to task for it. Just because you work in the government doesn't mean you are above the law. Last time I checked the Constitution was still supposed to be relevant and followed.

The founders of this country are probably rolling in their graves knowing how bad the government has run a muck with unchecked power (especially in the Executive branch) lately.

Here are a few quotes to give you an idea of how far we've strayed from what the founders of this country intended.

"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent."
Thomas Jefferson

"Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government. "
Thomas Jefferson

"Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories. "
Thomas Jefferson

"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. "
Thomas Jefferson

"I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale. "
Thomas Jefferson

A government of laws, and not of men.
John Adams

Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.
John Adams

Fear is the foundation of most governments.
John Adams

Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.
John Adams

Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
John Adams

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
George Washington

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.
George Washington

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.
George Washington

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.
George Washington

The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure.
George Washington

The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.
George Washington