Download or read book On My Honor written by John Ashcroft and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2004-09-15 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this memoir by the former attorney general and senator, “Ashcroft tells his own story [and] reflects on the lessons he learned” (Publishers Weekly). On the first day of his Senate confirmation hearings, John Ashcroft raised his right hand and vowed, “I swear to uphold the laws of the United States of America, so help me God.” People who knew him intimately knew they could count on this. In On My Honor, Ashcroft reveals his personal beliefs on racism, abortion, capital punishment, our judicial system, his faith in God, and more. These beliefs were not designed to answer his political critics or tamp down controversies—they are beliefs he has held for years. Here is an opportunity to judge this extraordinary man from his own words and deeds. As Ashcroft says, “The verdict of history is inconsequential; the verdict of eternity is what counts.” Previously published as Lessons from a Father to His Son
Download or read book General Ashcroft written by N. V. Baker and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviled as a fascist and zealot by libertarians and liberals but praised as a great patriot and devout man of God by many conservatives, John Ashcroft may have been the most powerful and polarizing attorney general in our nation's history. Looking past such oversimplified stereotypes, Nancy Baker offers the first in-depth study of Ashcroft's controversial tenure as attorney general-and as domestic commander in our campaign against global terrorism. Addressing new concerns about challenges to civil liberties in the wake of 9/11, Baker provides a critical assessment of Ashcroft's impact on national life within the context of an enormous expansion of presidential power. Baker depicts a man who even before 9/11 was in search of a mission and then found it in the "War on Terror." She explores how Ashcroft's counterterrorism actions eroded checks on executive power, arguing that the attorney general used both the formal and informal powers of his office to expand executive and law enforcement authority—and did so at the additional expense of criminal procedural rights, privacy rights, and government transparency. Baker tells how the war against terrorism, the unique legal policy role of the attorney general, and Ashcroft's presence in that office dramatically expanded the power and impact of executive power in domestic affairs. She identifies Ashcroft's rhetorical tactics that set his actions at odds with the public interest—such as browbeating critics and marginalizing dissent—and challenges the success claimed by Ashcroft and his supporters in safeguarding America by documenting the Justice Department's lack of effectiveness in key prosecutions. She also includes an enlightening analysis of the Patriot Act and its implications for both civil liberties and government power. By documenting the ongoing importance of Ashcroft's legacy—a legacy now continued by Alberto Gonzalez—Baker shows how he dramatically changed the office and disrupted our constitutional system of divided and checked powers. Her close scrutiny of Ashcroft's actions vividly highlights the role that an attorney general can play in shaping presidential power during national crises and provides a cautionary tale for anyone eager to protect our civil liberties.
Download or read book Confirmation hearing on the nomination of John Ashcroft to be Attorney General of the United States hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate One Hundred Seventh Congress first session written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Letter to the Honorable John Ashcroft Attorney General of the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congressman Sensenbrenner notifies Ashcroft of potential House Resolution (H. Res. 700) requesting the Attorney General to release documents relating to the treatment of prisoners in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay.
Download or read book John Ashcroft s First Year as Attorney General written by Ralph G. Neas and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lessons From a Father to His Son written by John Ashcroft and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 1998-05-03 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Senator John Ashcroft writes about the values and spiritual principles he learned from his father who was a country preacher. Lessons from a Father to His Son is filled with stories about Senator Ashcroft's father who was a simple man, but profoundly spiritual. These stories will entertain and inspire, while imparting life lessons.
Download or read book Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of John Ashcroft to be Attorney General of the United States written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of John Ashcroft to be Attorney General of the United States written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lost Liberties written by Cynthia Brown and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects critiques of the Justice Department's handling of American civil liberties under John Ashcroft, offering a series of essays categorized according to the specific issues on which they focus.
Download or read book Official Manual of the State of Missouri written by Missouri. Office of the Secretary of State and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 1514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The War on Civil Liberties written by Elaine Cassel and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Download or read book Letter to the Honorable John Ashcroft written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congressman Wolf requests that the Attorney General send a team to Guantanamo Bay to ensure prisoners are treated humanely.
Download or read book Descriptions of Some Extinct Fishes Previously Unknown written by Edward Drinker Cope and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Letter to the Honorable John Ashcroft Attorney General written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Requests that the Department of Justice "conduct an investigation into any and all alleged abuses by private contractors at the Abu Ghurayb [sic] Prison and other detention facilities in Iraq.
Download or read book Restoring Justice written by Edward H. Levi and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of Watergate, Gerald Ford appointed eminent lawyer and scholar Edward H. Levi to the post of attorney general—and thus gave him the onerous task of restoring legitimacy to a discredited Department of Justice. Levi was famously fair-minded and free of political baggage, and his inspired addresses during this tumultuous time were critical to rebuilding national trust. They reassured a tense and troubled nation that the Department of Justice would act in accordance with the principles underlying its name, operating as a nonpartisan organization under the strict rule of law. For Restoring Justice, Jack Fuller has carefully chosen from among Levi’s speeches a selection that sets out the attorney general’s view of the considerable challenges he faced: restoring public confidence through discussion and acts of justice, combating the corrosive skepticism of the time, and ensuring that the executive branch would behave judicially. Also included are addresses and Congressional testimonies that speak to issues that were hotly debated at the time, including electronic surveillance, executive privilege, separation of powers, antitrust enforcement, and the guidelines governing the FBI—many of which remain relevant today. Serving at an almost unprecedentedly difficult time, Levi was among the most admired attorney generals of the modern era. Published here for the first time, the speeches in Restoring Justice offer a superb sense of the man and his work.
