A phalanx of organizations attacked the Constitution and tried to take this authority away from the President. The list of Amici Curiae in support of appellees goes 7 pages! These groups were united in a vast conspiracy to undermine our Constitutional rights! (boo! hiss!)
Fortunately, the heroic John Ashcroft rode into town in the nick of time. All by himself, he stood up against this mob and defended the Constitution! He saved our civil liberties! (tada!)
Will any of those who called Ashcroft names now apologize? Hmmm…
I really wish we would have gotten the Smilie that threw up, it’s so apropos.
Ashcroft is an oral sperm bank for turkey insemination. I’ll concede that the Constitution and the president’s rights have remained untarnished, but the rights of the non-americans have got the brunt. O well, they should’ve known better for defending their homeland. When will they learn?
And of course, numbers are everything when it comes to amicus briefs. So Ashcroft’s standing up to such a mob nearly singlehandedly took great courage, especially on the hostile terrain of the Fourth Circuit. :rolleyes:
So, last month, just which of our Constitutional rights were this mob trying to deprive us of? Name one or two, please.
Seriously, as I understand the decision, an American-born enemy can defend his homeland against America, but if he’s captured the US has the right to treat him the same as any other enemy captive.
I’m glad I’m not the only one that was thinking this. IMO Ashcroft is a dick but if he defended the constitution on this occasion then good for him. What’s the rant about?
Although a number of people and groups have arrogantly attacked Ashcroft for allegedly undermining the Constitution, in this case the court decided that he was Constitutionally right and his know-it-all critics were wrong.
The bit about Ashcroft being a Lone Ranger-type hero and defeating a Vast Conspiracy was meant to be humor. Since it needed to be explained, it must not have been funny.
RTFirefly, three Declaration of Independence rights that were protected by this decision, at least to some degree, are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
december’s plight has moved me to a charitable gesture. As I am somewhat unfamiliar with such, I can only hope it will be received in the same spirit.
december, you are a right wing person. This is not inherently wrong, but it is associated with the etiology of humor impairment, a kind of mental anemia caused by a lack of irony. It is unfortunate that precisely those persons most in need are the ones deprived, but there you have it. Life isn’t fair, but we’re working on it.
John Ashcroft is to humor as a black hole is to matter. Cholera is funny. Sen. Frist dismembering adopted kittens is funny. You, yourself, have been the originator of much humor, albeit unintentionally, as when you defend the intelligence of Ronald Reagan. But John Ashcroft simply isn’t funny.
A good rule of thumb would be: can you picture the person in question starting out “So a rabbi, a minister and a priest walk into a bar…”? If you cannot, that person likely suffers from Ashcroft’s Syndrome. For an instance, Scalia might, at rare moments of humanity, be funny. Rehnquist, of course, could not.
Damn those arrogant civil libertarians, arrogantly demanding that Americans be allowed lawyers and trials when they’re held for a crime. Arrogant know-it-alls! Next thing you know they’ll arrogantly expect to be allowed to publicly criticize the president! Terrorists!
