"What effect must it have on a nation if it learns no foreign languages? Probably much the same as that which a total withdrawal from society has upon an individual." --G.C. Lichtenberg
Ashcroft's Terrorism Policies Dismay Some Conservatives Thank, er, god. Given Bush's hitherto-gravity-defying poll numbers, and what was portrayed as Middle America's seemingly limitless appetite for anything labeled as 'anti-terrorist,' I was wondering if there was ever going to be a backlash against Ashcroft's creeping fascism. Neil Lewis in the Times writes:
In explaining the religious right's newfound unease about Mr. Ashcroft, Paul Weyrich, the president of the Free Congress Foundation, said, "A lot of the social conservatives appreciate the stands he's taken on child pornography and the Second Amendment and a number of social issues. But there is suddenly a great concern that what was passed in the wake of 9-11 were things that had little to do with catching terrorists but a lot to do with increasing the strength of government to infiltrate and spy on conservative organizations."
