Posted on 12/30/2002 10:46:12 AM PST by TLBSHOW
You don't have many suspects who are innocent of a crime. That's contradictory. If a person is innocent of a crime, then he is not a suspect. -Edwin Meese III
Other than promoting the "Tips" idea, he has made no misteps- in an environment that encouraged them at every turn. That's saying a lot for him.
He shows that faith and a love of the Constitution serve us well in our public servants
One of the definitions of "accomplice" is "one who removes an obstacle that he knows is preventing a crime." Thus, by knowingly removing obstacles that are preventing the killing of babies, Ashcroft makes himself an accomplice to the killing of babies.
He is not a person who should be honored by "conservatives."
He covered for Clinton and his gang. He had McVeigh killed just as fast as he could. And he made a fuss about a naked statue. Then there is his view of our Constitution. Oh yeah....he gets my vote!
The privilege of the deliberative process, though not unlimited, is recognized by the Supreme Court and is reasonable for him to defend if we are to have a Justice Department that isn't run by the politicians in congress.
However Burton needed just that type of information to look into the Boston FBI corruption- which it is reasonable, also, for congress to do.
So he and Ashcroft came to an agreement that both were satisfied with and Ashcroft turned over that info to Burton.
( I think the agreement was that Burton could look at everything he had wanted to but could not actually take possesion of the records- so no precedence of congressional privilege was established, yet Burton got access to what he wanted.)
FBI Raids Hillary's Warehouse in Whitewater Deja Vu
Fugitive Clinton donor Mark Jimenez to return to U.S. to face criminal charges
Can you say witness to the prosecution?
He had McVeigh killed just as fast as he could.
Ashcroft Delays McVeigh Execution
And he made a fuss about a naked statue.
Sloppy reporting....
The department spent $8,000 on blue drapes that hide the two giant, aluminum art deco statues, said spokesman Shane Hix. For aesthetic reasons, he said, the drapes were occasionally hung in front of the statues before formal events. The department used to rent the drapes, but has now purchased them and left them hanging. Hix said the Justice Department bought the drapes to avoid having to rent them every time the agency had a formal event. The drapes cost about $2,000 to rent. He also said Ashcroft was not involved in the decision. "The attorney general was not even aware of the situation," he said. "Obviously, he has more important things to do."
Then there is his view of our Constitution.
Ashcroft declares the Constitution protects the private ownership of firearms for lawful purposes
A very extremist view...Ashcroft has sworn to uphold the law, which includes the 1994 law making it a federal crime to obstruct access to abortion clinics...
Despite his religious beliefs, Ashcroft and his supporters say that his mission as attorney general will be to enforce the law--whether that means prosecuting someone who attacks an abortion clinic or assessing an appeal of a reproductive-rights case.
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