Saturday, May 29, 2004
Ashcroft smacked down.
When he's not busy issuing questionable terror alerts designed to beef up President Bush's sagging poll numbers, Attorney General John Ashcroft spends his time meddling in state affairs when he doesn't like what a state's voters decide as to matters of law and order. He's overriden medicinal marijuana laws in California, and most recently tried to run roughshod on Oregon's Death With Dignity Act. This week, the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said in so many words, "Butt out, Ashcroft", ruling that Oregon's law was not subject to federal pre-emption.
By now, Ashcroft's actions, and the actions of many other Republicans, should give the lie to the notion that they ever truly cared about "state's rights". They only support state's rights when states act in a manner consistent with their ideology. This administration was born from a disregard of state's rights, when they weren't content to allow Florida courts to interpret Florida election law in the recount debacle of 2000.
If anything, giving Ashcroft the boot is one more compelling reason to vote for John Kerry.
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By now, Ashcroft's actions, and the actions of many other Republicans, should give the lie to the notion that they ever truly cared about "state's rights". They only support state's rights when states act in a manner consistent with their ideology. This administration was born from a disregard of state's rights, when they weren't content to allow Florida courts to interpret Florida election law in the recount debacle of 2000.
If anything, giving Ashcroft the boot is one more compelling reason to vote for John Kerry.
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