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He's still the AG until a successor is confirmed which could last months. In the meantime the administration's policies have to be carried out. I don't see the big deal. As far as physician assisted suicide is concerned there are other members on this forum who can speak far more eloquently to that topic.
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Well, he is in office until his resignation is accepted....it IS his job. And there is no telling whether he will be in office long enough to actually carry it through, or what his successor will do.
What creeps me out is the growing belief that people have been disenfranchised if the government does not follow their every whim. Southern whites voted for the poll tax--were they disenfranchised when it was struck down?
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quote:The appeal from Attorney General John Ashcroft had been expected since May, when a lower court ruled the federal government could not punish Oregon doctors who prescribed lethal doses of federally controlled drugs
It's the President's policy and it's been expected by May. Also, he didn't prepare the papers (I'm sure), nor would he argue it if he remains.
this really shouldn't come as a surprise. They've been at it for a couple of years. The filing of the appeal was done on the last day possible. The Bush administration has been pretty clear that the challenge would be continued. And they REALLY weren't going to do it before election day.
I spent a few nasty minutes with the AP reporter whose story is spreading like a rash to papers and other media outlets. She's done some "creative," not to mention innacurate, things with language and terminology in the article.
(more tomorrow... I really can't write on this stuff at night if I want my brain to shut down in time to get a decent night's sleep.)
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