Terrence W. Gainer: The Last Honest Sheriff?

Terrence W. Gainer is the Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. Senate. In the context of his duties, he is empowered to arrest any person, including the President.

I address this to Mr. Gainer:

"There may come a point in the next months when the United States of America will be forced by the reprehensible, illegal actions of her own Administration will require you to arrest members of the Executive Branch, in particular the Attorney General, Harriet Myers, Karl Rove, and others who are asserting a version of extraconstitutional privilege that begins to amount to dictatorial powers."

"You Sir, at that point, will be the representative of the people of the United States. The Constitution, the Democracy itself may rest on your shoulders. It is not inconceivable that you will have to walk to the White House, essentially alone, the last honest sheriff in town. The action may feel surreal, but its meaning will resonate throughout history. If the Justice Department becomes hopelessly cowed, it may come to you to bring down the hand of the law of a free people."

"Do not flinch. Do not hesitiate. This people are criminals, in contempt of the law of the United States and it's most critical representative institutions. Criminality under the robes of legitimate power is the cause of most of the world's miseries and is a grave danger to our democracy. If America is to stay true to here ideals, we cannot allow a drift into the ghost parliments, vacuous elections and capricious, dictatorial leaders. Our future cannot be China's or Russia's. This malevolence to democracy must be quashed, it must be quashed with all constitutional authority, and soon.

"Should this occur, we will all be standing with you."