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Re: Ashcroft really is Hitler
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Originally posted by KillerYoda
Didn't see this article posted yet, so here ya go:
Ashcroft wants more powers
Story lead: "Attorney General John Ashcroft asked Congress Thursday for expanded powers to hold suspected terrorists indefinitely before trials and to let him seek the death penalty or life imprisonment for any terrorist act."
To make the always expected, cliche Nazi comparison, this reminds me of a certain Chancellor of Germany asking for "emergency powers" back in the day.
What do you guys think of Ashcroft?
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He's no Nazi, those were some very bad people. I believe Ashcroft in genuine in his want to protect the American people. If he needs more power to do so, then he should have it. I should note however that when I say he, I mean the government agency as a whole. Stripping someone suspicious of their rights and stashing them away somewhere while we figure out what they were up to is a good idea, and if they are found to be guilty of terrorism, then we should bring it to their grill. I can't say I dissapprove of his job, I don't really care for the guy for other reasons though.
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