On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 08:26:57 -0500 (EST), Net Llama!
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> 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.
>
> > 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?
>
Probably at the same time you were appointed to castigate Ashcroft as
a zealot <g>.
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