[mrsmith]

It's very disappointing to see lemmings on Free Republic who swallow these lies without any thinking or research.
Thankfully there are so few represented on this thread.

These are not suggestions from Ashcroft, these are suggestions TO Ashcroft from Justice Department staff.

"the government would have enough power to declare a person aided a terrorist organization, strip them of their American citizenship, and deport them without a trial, and without judicial review. "
What a stupid bald lie.
As stupid and crude as some of the suggestions in the staff's memo are, this is not in it.

[mysterio]

I was foolish once. I voted for Bush and supported Ashcroft's nomination. However, the results weren't all bad. I no longer support any party, and that means I don't have to make excuses for them when they go back on what they said they would do. I will be back soon with some analysis of this expansion of the "patriot" act.

[Vast Buffalo Wing Conspiracy]

Lies? Really? Why isn't Ashcroft denouncing this as a lie, then? Nobody in the administration proposes these things to Ashcroft if they think he is not going to support it. Quite the contrary; if they want to keep their jobs, they will cater to his desires, and not the other way around. If Ashcroft is a puppet, it is not to his underlings, it is to his superiors. But this current madness is entirely in keeping with Ashcroft's very, very, very bad track record.

[FenianOfEire]

http://thomas.loc.gov/home/c108query.html

There's a link to the pending legislation search page... Look it up under "S 22". It also allows you to read all of the "riders", like Our Lady of Peace Act(to make the current gun shows illegal) and other disastrous legislation. After that take a look at S 45, or H.R. 3598, both pending, as well...