The Justice Department is opposing the bill - 31 states already have a shield law, and this one has support.
"This war has been consistently and grossly mismanaged," Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat, told Rumsfeld. "And we are now in a seemingly intractable quagmire."
"Our troops are dying. And there really is no end in sight. And the American people, I believe, deserve leadership worthy of the sacrifices that our fighting forces have made, and they deserve the real facts. And I regret to say that I don't believe that you have provided either," Kennedy added.Kennedy asked Rumsfeld: "Isn't it time for you to resign?"
Rumsfeld noted he twice offered his resignation to President Bush last year during the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, and that Bush declined to accept it. "That's his call," Rumsfeld added.
Join Senator Kennedy in calling on Secretary Rumsfeld to Resign (Again)!
We're focusing on opposing the nomination of William Myers to the federal bench - he was rejected by the Senate last year,and the president has re-nominated him. Senator Kerry and Senator Boxer have both supported our petition to say no to Myers - you can, too, at http://tedkennedy.com/page/petition/nomyers.
Our campaign has joined the current online effort against the GOP abuse of power by speaking out against William Myers and the other unqualified nominees. Senator Kennedy is committed to bringing this discussion to the forefront, and getting people to understand the ramifications of Republican abuses like this one.
This is only the beginning of our online efforts, and I look forward to keeping you informed about the upcoming work of Senator Kennedy on poverty, education, immigration, civil rights, and much more. I am excited about what we can accomplish in the online community together - even in the face of the current environment. Come and visit (often!), check out our journal and get involved!
Thanks!
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