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Wednesday, January 17, 2001

John Ashcroft the Proposed US Attorney General
This Saturday will be a black mark for the civil rights movements of the Us and parts of the world that follow their lead. George Bush Junior will become the next president and infect the country with his own special style of beliefs and mis conceptions. While there is nothing that can now be done to stop the inevitable there are still fights that must be won. One of these is the fight to stop John Ashcroft from becoming the new US Attorney General.
Ashcroft is a right wing ex governor and senator of Missouri where he has consisitently voted and showed favoritism towards the extreme right wing and in particular the extermist veiws of the religous right. His views include:

  • Anti Gay - He believe they should not be employed by the public sector, and should be made to be punished for their ways
  • Anti Abortion - In fact he and Bush will seek to overturn the right for women to seek abortions under any circumstance
  • Minority Groups - he believes that the blacks were better off under slavery
  • Anti Hate Crime - he has voted against the hate crime legislation
  • Pro Guns - His political campaigns have been funded in the past by the NRA and other pro gun organisation
  • Anti Women - He has consisitenly used blocking and diversionary tactics to prevent women from gaining prominent positions.

This is not nust an issue for America but for people all over the world. If America follows this pathway other counbtries will consider it ok to do so as well. America's human rights record is not good and under John Ashcroft it could only get worse. After all if yoou were hiring a new employee to look after animals do you hire somone who hates them and wants to kill them? No ou hire the person who has the greatest empathy and knows how to care for them. For more information and to join the crusaade against John Ashcroft use the follwing links.

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