Ashcroft reveals his inner fascist
Herr Ashcroft expressed his displeasure with the Founding Fathers by lashing out at federal judges on Friday.
"The danger I see here is that intrusive judicial oversight and second-guessing of presidential determinations in these critical areas can put at risk the very security of our nation in a time of war."
What Ashcroft is venting about here is the courts not passively acquiescing to the Bush administrations attempted end-run around the Constitution by keeping prisoners in Gitmo Bay, Cuba instead of holding them here on American soil, so as to avoid having to comply with the Constitution.
As anyone who didn't sleep thru civics class in high school knows, the Founding Fathers quite deliberately divided power between the President, the legislature, and the courts. And they also deliberately gave us the Constitution and the Bill of Rights which it enshrines.
Herr Ashcroft went on to vent, "Courts are not equipped to execute the law. They are not accountable to the people."
Again, as anyone who didn't sleep thru civics class knows, the Founding Fathers deliberately didn't make the courts accountable to the people. That the Attorney General of the United States would so openly argue against the very principles upon which this country was founded, and clearly with the presumption that "we the people" are too stupid to grasp any of it... is truly disturbing and bodes ill for the future of this nation if it isn't forcefully rebutted.
3 Comments:
As soon as the Nazi comparisons start the article loses all credibility.
"Beware the Death Camps! (puleazze)
While I agree that the Nazi characterizations may be a bit much, I agree with the main point of the article.
I have always been worried about the push by the Administration to keep judges out of the process and the reason is simple.
It sets a precedent that scares me. It may be true that no American has had their rights taken away, but foreigners have been denied rights that we consider sacred in the name of fighting terrorism.
And if the government realizes how easy it is to take someone elses rights, how soon before they start looking at us.
Maybe it won't be the Bush administration. But, the door has been opened for an administation down the road.
This is not just an arguement lefties are making. Civil libertarians such as Bob Barr have also raised the alarm.
The question was once asked...."Can you imagine if Hillary Clinton had this power?" I don't ask this question to attack or accuse her, but to point out that the door is open for any political ideology to go down this road.
"As soon as the Nazi comparisons start the article loses all credibility."
That's funny, I don't see any Nazi comparisons being made.
You see, Raugh, fascism is a political ideology; just like conservatism, liberalism, etc. The article is not comparing Ashcroft to a Nazi, persee, but rather his beliefs to a particular political ideology.
Ashcroft's policy beliefs, posted in this article, are clear fascist ideas. Thus the title of the article is valid, and accurate.
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