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He also didn't believe in states' rights, at least when it went against his personal religious beliefs. There was the whole issue about the Death With Dignity act in Oregon, where the state voted to allow euthanasia in certain circumstances. Ashcroft stated that he wouldn't allow this, and would prevent doctors getting the necessary drugs by instructing the DEA to treat it as illegal use of controlled substances.
Not only did this show an appalling tendency to let his personal religious beliefs overrule his actual mandate, it cast a dangerous precedent for preventing doctors from recieving drugs for treating certain things.
Being religious is one thing, but using your political position to enforce your beliefs on the rest of the country - even against the constitution and the will of the people - is the most heinous abuse of power.
Bingle
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