Net Llama! wrote:
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004, Alma J Wetzker wrote:
Net Llama! wrote:
On 11/09/2004 04:24 PM, Alma J Wetzker wrote:
Net Llama! wrote:
Name one civil liberty that Janet Reno took away.
Name one that Ashcroft took away. Not congress with the Patriot act.
The the president. Ashcroft.
http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2004/11/06/features/23liberties.txt
Doesn't pass muster. These are problems with the patriot act passed by
congress.
I strenuously object to the presumption behind the accusation. I sense that
you feel that Ashcroft is supposed to arbitrarily act as a judge and enforce
only the laws he agrees with and not enforce the laws, enacted by congress and
signed by the president, that you find objectionable. That type of "Texas
Cowboy" mentality will destroy a society based on law. When a public servant
takes office, they swear to uphold the law. Challenging a law in court is the
acceptable way to change bad laws. For any government official to simply
reject a law because they do not like it should be grounds for prosecution.
You've done a wonderful job describing the Bush administration.
Congratulations.
I seem to recall a mayor of San Francisco....
John Ashcroft is in the unenviable position of defending the laws passed by
congress in courts to the best of his ability. He is also charged with
enforcing those laws until they are overturned. Given who he is, he takes
those responsibilities very seriously. He gave his word. That means a great
deal to John Ashcroft.
When were you apointed as spokesperson for John Ashcroft?
Every mention of the man I have seen in the media attempts to portray him as
some sort of zealot bogeyman. I have met him and worked where I got to know
about him through some youth government programs in Missouri. The portrait I
see shoved at the public is too far from my impressions to be credible. I
will work to correct any disconnects between reality and reported fact when I
find them. I want to be a spokesman for truth, not any particular person.
-- Alma
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