http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46434-2004Nov12.html
In his first public remarks since he announced Tuesday that he would resign, Ashcroft told a meeting of conservative lawyers here that court decisions limiting President Bush's powers are part of "a profoundly disturbing trend" in which the judicial branch is injecting itself into matters that should be up to the executive branch.
So according to Ashcroft, the judicial branch is damaging this country by limiting the role of the executive branch even though this is its EXACT FUCKING PURPOSE IN THE CONSTITUTION! Has Mr. Ashcroft even studied American politics? Does he understand the idea of checks and balances? Does he honestly think that the president should have no resistence and have complete control over the country. How the hell can this man, this evil, stupid man, defend an attack against Saddam Hussein one minute because he is a dictator, and the next criticize the courts for not giving the executive branch full power. What really drives me insane, is I can't tell whether he is being evil and smart in his manipulations, or if he's a complete moron and honestly believes everything he says. My hands are honestly shaking with anger after reading this article.
The really scary thing is that, on this topic, Ashcroft's replacement won't likely be much better. A man who considers the Geneva Convention an annoyance for the US to ignore, is not a man who should be attorney general.
EDIT [At this point I kind of went off on a tangent, I was just writing things as I thought them. I'll check it tomorow to see if it makes sense.]
I prey that history looks back on this era and administration the same way it looks at the vietnam era and administration. However I fear that Bush is destined to become a Reaganesque figure, loved and worshipped by conservatives. If only the liberal half of the country had some organization. A strong movement of non-violent protests would be good for this country. They might not change anything, but they might shift the future views of Bush in a more negative light. Unfortunatly there isn't a centralized goal for the left to unite under. The success of the civil rights movement and it's ties to the left before and during and vietnam era are largely why the vietnam war is portrayed in such a negative light, and partly why the conservative Nixon administration attracted the negative attention it got. There is a glimmer of hope of the left uniting under a banner of gay rights, but I can't honestly say I think it will happen. There isn't enough motivation for change inside or outside the gay community. There's no demand. And although homophobia is rampant, the bigotry they face now is nothing compared to the problems blacks faced in the 50's and 60's. This generations left is doomed to mediocrity. Perhaps the next generatio will be stronger.
I have now made myself depressed, I'm going to try to sleep and maybe make this more intelligable tomorow.
-Brandon
