Word: ashcrofts
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...American Tort Reform Association, backed mostly by Republicans, has been lobbying since 1986 to limit noneconomic damages in some suits to $250,000. John Ashcroft, head of the Justice Department, pushed for such a cap on punitive damages when he was a Senator. But Feinberg, a Democrat, insists he was not pressured by the Administration to keep the numbers...
...Omen Two partially nude statues representing Justice and Law in the Attorney General's office have been covered because they made John Ashcroft feel uncomfortable...
Therefore, if Ashcroft wants to end physician-assisted suicide, he should work with Congress to get a specific federal law to ban physician-assisted suicide. By trying to ignore the voters of Oregon, Ashcroft defrauds our democracy of the open debate it needs...
Defenders of the Oregon law, including some people who personally oppose legalized physician-assisted suicide, have accused Ashcroft and the Bush Administration of hypocrisy. All five of Oregon’s House members have condemned Ashcroft’s action against the state. Ashcroft seems to support states’ rights only when the states are exercising their rights in a manner that pleases him and the president...
...Ashcroft insists that he is a strong advocate for states’ rights but feels that there are circumstances when federal policy should prevail. One such circumstance would be where the actions in one state interfere with the actions of another state. For example, if the sale of marijuana were legal in Oregon, it would undermine the other states’ efforts to reduce drug trafficking. But the Death with Dignity Act has not attracted people from other states—the law allows lethal prescriptions to be given only to patients who are residents of Oregon...