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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TigerPaw who wrote (1278)	1/16/2001 3:17:30 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

My husband listened to PBS debate about Ashcroft last night. His perception was that if Ashcroft is nominated he had better uphold the rule of law and keep his religious and political beliefs to himself. Both Republicans and Democrats were on the show. My husband was reading between the lines, and his perceptions could be wrong.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (1278)	1/16/2001 3:19:10 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 93284

Patricia Ireland, head of the National Organization for Women, said confirming Ashcroft would mean putting the dreams of women across the country on hold and warned senators who supported him that they could face defeat at the polls. `It could also mean a rude wakening in their next elections for senators who vote 'yes,''' Ireland said, flanked by leaders from nine other groups. dailynews.yahoo.com

To: TigerPaw who wrote (1278)	1/16/2001 3:35:27 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 93284

..."according to the Violence Policy Center, Ashcroft penned a note to Pratt vowing to dilute an anti-crime measure that had been supported by no less a defender of gun rights than Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). It would have given federal law- enforcement authorities the ability to use the racketeering statutes to go after illegal gun traffickers. Not law-abiding dealers nor innocent hunters. Illegal traffickers. The provision eventually was weakened. Ashcroft sided with the gun lobby and against the FBI on the Brady Law, which requires criminal-background checks on gun purchasers. He voted, over law-enforcement opposition, to shorten the length of time officials are given to conduct the checks. He opposes current laws requiring the record of checks to be kept for six months. This is the FBI's way to ensure that the law works properly-that is, denying guns to criminals and others banned from owning them. Ashcroft is against all the usual half-measures the Congress sometimes tries to take to reduce the number of guns, or at least the deadly firepower, that is accessible to people like McDermott. He is against the 1994 ban on newly manufactured assault weapons, which expires in 2004 and will thus require the next attorney general's backing to be extended. He voted twice against banning the import of high-capacity magazines for assault weapons that remain in circulation. He voted against regulating gun sales on the Internet. He supported requiring the FBI to create a special database of felons who have won court approval to get their gun-rights back, to ensure that the felons' efforts to purchase new guns go smoothly. He supported a referendum in Missouri-a statewide ballot initiative the voters defeated-that would have allowed just about anyone, including stalkers, to carry a concealed weapon. Bush keeps talking about opposition to his controversial nominees as if it is an unseemly plot against the goodness he knows is in their "hearts." But the problem with Ashcroft is not in his heart. It is in his public record. E xcerpts from a story by Marie Cocco. Marie Cocco's e-mail address is cocco@newsday.com. newsday.com

To: TigerPaw who wrote (1278)	1/16/2001 3:37:02 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 93284

TP, please read post about Ashcroft and guns. If you are unable to download entire story, let me know, and I will PM a copy to you.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (1278)	1/17/2001 9:07:35 AM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93284

TP, President Clinton had to withdraw the names of several nominees for cabinent positions during his first term. Two had problems that were similar to Linda Chavez's problem, but at least they admitted it. They didn't pay social security taxes for the Nanny that they hired to look after their kids. But, Mr. Clinton also had to withdraw the name of a black woman from Harvard. I believe she was suppose to be his Attorney General. I saw her on tv last night. He had to withdraw her name because of the way she wanted black votes to be counted. Her first name is Lanier (spelling). Her last name begins with a G. I'll find out the correct spelling some time today. It is not quite 6 AM on the west coast. What is sad is that the Clintons and Ms. L had been good friends for many years so when he had to withdraw her name because of Republican partisanship, her friendship with the Clintons ended. This is what I heard from the press reports. I wanted to post this information to you while I remembered. Thanks, Mephisto PS: Senator TED KENNEDY speaks strongly about Ashcroft's political record. He hit on the points that journalists and others have noted. Senator Kennedy also looks at Ascroft's weird position on gun laws. On the one hand, Ashcroft says he is hard on crime. On the other hand, he wants to make it as easy as possible for ex-fellons to get gun permits, including assault weapons, once they are out of jail.