Expressing no confidence in the performance of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and urging the President to request his resignation.

Whereas at this critical time in the Nation’s history when the American people confront unprecedented challenges posed by global terrorism, when so many critical issues remain to be addressed at home, and when it is essential that the Nation has the service of an Attorney General who has the full confidence of the American people to enforce the law, to defend the United States from foreign and domestic threats, to prevent crime, to seek punishment for those guilty of committing crimes, and to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans; and

Whereas Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has failed to adequately and properly manage the Department of Justice and faithfully execute the duties of his office, as reflected in his mismanagement of the dismissal of United States attorneys, the conflicting and incomplete testimony before Congress by the Attorney General and his top aides, and his inability to assure the public that the laws of the Nation are being enforced in an independent, nonpartisan, and judicious manner: Now, therefore, be it