Ashcroft's Power Grows In Terrorist Witch Hunt - Helen Thomas

[Khephra]

WASHINGTON -- Attorney General John Ashcroft doesn't have enough to do, hunting down terrorists.

With the help of a rollover Congress, he now has a new and bigger club to go after federal judges who impose lighter sentences in criminal cases than he would like.

As a faithful lord high executioner of the administration's much touted "compassionate conservatism," Ashcroft wants to clamp down on those judges.

At issue are the sentencing guidelines laid down by a federal commission that Congress created in 1984. Under pressure from Ashcroft, Congress voted in April to restrict the flexibility of federal judges to depart from the guidelines.

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[flamingyouth]

1. Great editorial

But not that I'm at all surprised, as it came from Helen's keyboard.

Long may you live, Helen!

[ewagner]

2. Hooray for Helen

Well researched. .....and absolutly damning for Ashcroft. Even Rehnquist disagrees with him...how bad is that?

[searchingforlight]

3. Looks like some on the SCOTUS are beginning to see what

we have seen all along. I wonder if any of them have sleepless nights over the mess they created in this country? Damn them and the horses they rode in on.

[Brazosboomer]

4. Uh ----

they didn't ride in on horses. George Bysh is afraid of horses. That's a well known fact in Texas.

So, it's "Screw them and his Daddy's back they rode in on."

[searchingforlight]

5. Thanks for the correction. Your sentiments are fine with me.