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From the Bush administration’s insistence that this is a time of war, despite the absence of a Congressional declaration, from which the power to conduct military tribunals is apparently derived to its outright abandonment of Attorney General John Ashcroft??s promise to stop racial profiling it is clear that the Bush administration is willing to distort reality to perpetuate its narrow political vision. A vision of exclusivity, corporate welfare and stifled dissent that is wholly antithetical to this nation’s spirit...
...Ashcroft??s regulations trample over this constitutional protection by discouraging inmates from having fully open conversations with their defense attorneys about the circumstances of a case, preventing the attorney from giving the most appropriate legal advice possible. For instance, the accused might be less inclined to share information with their counsel that would clear their name in a particular case if this information might possibly incriminate them in a lesser or different offence...
...It’s a huge problem,” said Flynt, citing U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft??s legislation proposals as an example of such moves to restrict freedom...
Meanwhile, we also must have a supply of pertinent information about the situation at home. As anthrax attacks continue, the public is understandably nervous about the state of homeland security. Attorney General John Ashcroft??s repeated warnings for Americans to remain on high alert and to expect future terrorist attacks are, however, highly unhelpful. They seem only to increase fear without offering any practical advice. Of course, the public knows that there is a strong possibility of future violence—now it needs effective methods to tackle that threat. Indeed, the repeated warnings are only serving...
...underlying allegations of racism regarding Ashcroft??s campaign against Judge White are unfounded; of the 26 African-Americans nominated to the federal bench during Ashcroft??s tenure, he has voted to confirm 23 of them. The Crimson states that Ashcroft is opposed to affirmative action; so are a great deal of Americans, but that does not preclude them from holding a law-enforcement office. The Crimson cites a lawsuit against the National Organization of Women as proof that Ashcroft will not promote equality; this is downright ridiculous...