John Ashcroft
Matthew Gaylor
freematt at coil.com
Thu Jan 18 07:55:10 PST 2001
I happened to catch some of the confirmation hearings on CSPAN last
night. Of particular interest was John Ashcroft's responses to
Dianne Feinstein's, (D-Calif.) questions. Basically Ashcroft stated
that both Brady and the assault weapon bill are constitutional and
that he supported their continuance. He said something to the effect
that "We need to move forward on these issues". He also mentioned
that he favored closing the "gun show loophole" (A view shared by
Republican sellouts).
On both 1st and 4th amendment issues, John Ashcroft has one of the
worst records on Capital Hill. Ashcroft sponsored the
"Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation
Act" would have criminalized certain drug- and drug policy- related
discussions on the Internet, and would have allowed police to conduct
secret searches of homes, with the residents never being informed
before or after that the police were there.
It is my opinion that Yale grad Ashcraft is a phony conservative
(aside from the abortion issue) and phony constitutionalist.
Please visit http://www.StopJohnAshcroft.org today and help stop the
appointment of John Ashcroft as Attorney General -- or, just call the
Congressional Switchboard at (202) 224-3121, twice, have them
transfer you to each of your two Senators in turn, and urge they vote
"no" on the Ashcroft appointment.
Regards, Matt-
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