Ashcroft Mounting Defense of Patriot Act

WASHINGTON -- Attorney General John Ashcroft will visit states key to President Bush's re-election chances to defend the government's use of the anti-terrorism USA Patriot Act, which is drawing increased criticism as a threat to civil liberties.

After an opening speech Tuesday at a conservative Washington think tank, Ashcroft will embark on a campaign-style road trip, delivering remarks Wednesday and Thursday to law enforcement audiences in Philadelphia, Cleveland, Detroit and Des Moines, Iowa.

Among the dozen or so future stops are Salt Lake City and Boston, officials said Monday. The Justice Department is putting up an Internet site on Tuesday to reinforce the pro-Patriot Act message and all 94 U.S. attorneys are being encouraged to hold town hall-style meetings to stress the law's benefits in fighting terrorism.
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White House spokesman Scott McClellan said the sales pitch is needed to combat what he called "a small minority that has spread misinformation about these provisions. It's important to talk about the successes we're achieving, to educate the American people and to set the record straight."

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-ashcroft-patriot-act,0,5093868.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

small minority my ASS ! :mad:

includes a couple of former Republican families I know. They won't vote Bush BECAUSE of the Patriot Act.

it's his way to control the power in the country.

I thought that, according to Ashcroft's beliefs, you were only allowed to do that with your (opposite-sex) spouse!

:evilgrin:

"Law Enforcement Officials"

Hah, just like a filthy monstrous Bushevik. Doesn't dare appear before We the People lest he be tarred and feathered, Colonial Style (reserved for the Imperial Minions of King George).

Disgusting, and when enough cops have gone Busheviks, then the REAL fun begins (for them, for us it will not be unlike the experience of a Jew in 1941 Germany, updated for modern PR techniques and "kinder and gentler" concentration camps or whatever).

even in his small town burglaries and such had increased which made it much more exciting for him, finally!

Till this administration came into power and people started dying. The way our military treats residents in other countries has them volunteering to die for the terrorist cause.

so we can protest his ass~!

It is indefensible.

what the heck does he have to spend taxpayer money to defend it from US citizens? Just like the enconomy road show that Snow just took through here... Why the hell are you spending MY money to tell me that things are hunky dorey when I can SEE that they are NOT???

are waking up to this bull shit!

This law is absolutely necessary. It has helped us kill a bunch of bad guys we can't tell you much about (national security, of course) and put away a bunch more bad guys we can't tell you much about (national security, of course).

But, trust us, THE PATRIOT ACT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY!!!

dam they come from all area's of this so called jr. team , every minute of the day , they have a new idea and dont even wait to see if any of them work , move fast and don't let us see if anything works right , just jump from town to town and make sure ya get all the right people there so you can say , heh we had a crowd of people here in favor of this shit , so it must be goodddddddddddd

His Tour Is Also a Launch Pad for Another Piece of Draconian Legislation -- The Victory Act

http://www.infowars.com/

This is a horrible image to go to bed with.