| Ashcroft has resigned and the end of this term he will be replaced with a yet unknown person. He was famous for getting those amendments to create a pit-bulldog attitude towards domestics who became persons of interest in the war on terrorism. He rounded up hundreds of people who were not allowed access to lawyers or their family members, so they could be questioned and interviewed about their preceaved links to Bin Laden or other domestic groups who might have expressed simular views as those of Laden. HIs actions were directed by Bush with 90 percent of the Congress giving him the green light. However his aggressive take charge effectivness did generate a lot of dissaproval from some human-rights groups and from lawyers who were loosing money big time because they could not defend those people being arrested, and even the courts were unhappy about the lift on certain "rights". We did not have any terrorist attacks within our country during his guard.
But now he wants to leave office because other personal goals are more important then our homeland security, rumors are he might run for another kind of political office. So we might not have seen the last of Mr. Ashcroft.
No plans to change the Homeland Security Department and so much power remains in place and so he left some big shoes to be filled, not at all sure who Bush will appoint to man that high ranking office. No doubt that the Vice President and Ollie North will give thier in-put on that selection. I just hope they do not pick a total "nut case", but then, I am sure it will be someone with experience in being "hard nosed" (if I can use that expression) and very "right-wing". I would not expect a more moderate person or one who might weaken the authority of that department or that of the newly formulated Homeland Security Branch.
Hmmm? Is abortion a terrorist act upon unborn Americans? (Okay, that might be a reach, but) I can see a moralist as well as a anit-terrorist assuming the role being vacated by Ashcroft.
I did not provide a link for the news because I am sure all of you must have or will soon hear about it. The opinions and "spins" were my own and those those of any other news group.
Technosoul. |