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i'm not a fan of the patriot act and other encroachments on liberty passed in the last 4 years... but i have respect for ashcroft.
he is an honest man who used the powers that were given to him as aggressively as he could. you've got to expect that the attorney general will exercise the power given to him... if you've got issues with the power given, call your congressman. the patriot act passed the senate and house with almost UNANIMOUS approval, yet somehow he has born almost the entire brunt of scorn for the legislation.
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If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
~ Winston Churchill
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