I assume you're refering to his enforcement of the USA Patriot Act? The AG's job is to enfore laws, not interpret them. The Congress & administration passed and signed the law. Blame it on them, they're responsible. I don't recall the vote but it was strongly bipartisan.

I hope the SC does declare it unconstitutional.

Enforement of it doesn't make Ashcroft as big a threat to liberty as the people who wrote it and signed it into law.

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