Overwhelming evidence shows that Alberto Gonzales isn’t fit to be attorney general. But despite that, his office continues to accrue important powers. Recently, the FISA bill took oversight powers from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and gave them to the attorney general. And next month, a new rule will come into effect that gives the attorney general new power over state death penalty cases.
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