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Old 11-13-2004, 04:46 PM  
SuckOnThis
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Ashcroft: Judges put nation's security at risk

If this admin has its way there will be no judicial system as we know it and there would be no second guessing of their actions.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/...ges/index.html

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In his first public appearance since submitting his resignation, Attorney General John Ashcroft sharply criticized federal judges Friday for "second guessing" the Bush administration's decisions on handling prisoners captured in the war against terrorism.

Without referring to specific adverse rulings on the treatment of detainees or enemy combatants, Ashcroft blasted "activist" judges for encroaching on the powers that he insists belong solely to the president in wartime.

"The danger I see here is that intrusive judicial oversight and second-guessing of presidential determinations in these critical areas can put at risk the very security of our nation in a time of war," Ashcroft said.
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