John Ashcroft
John Ashcroft
John David Ashcroftis an American attorney and politician who served as the 79th U.S. Attorney General, in the George W. Bush Administration. He later founded The Ashcroft Group, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth9 May 1942
CountryUnited States of America
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The INS must become a stronger deterrent to our enemies and a better servant to our friends,
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The FBI has already begun to update technology systems, improve information management, and provide more effective and timely accountability.
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In order to let those people go back to their ordinary course of operations, their other duties, we've asked that we get several hundred National Guard people to help us with inspections at the border,
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I regret to inform you that we are today sending our troops into the modern field of battle with antique weapons. It is not a prescription for victory,
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But, ... I know the difference between enactment and enforcement.
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begin a new era of cooperation and coordination in defending America's homeland.
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I know the difference between enacting and enforcing the law, ... It means advancing the nation's interest, not advocating my personal interest.
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I think our foreign policy tiger has too few teeth, ... We've been able to raise some issues, but we haven't been able to get any results.
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We believe that this is a very important step forward in the reduction of crime. When you get a 15 percent reduction, that's one out of every seven crimes that would have happened last year doesn't happen this year and that in our mind is a very favorable sign,
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We owe it to the American people to make every effort to get these countries to live up to their obligations, ... We will pursue the full range of appropriate diplomatic measures.
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While some have argued that the Second Amendment guarantees only a 'collective' right of the states to maintain militias, I believe the amendment's plain meaning and original intent prove otherwise.
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protect the integrity of the system of justice.
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support a budget that does not come back and honor the agreement which we made with the leadership about substantially increased tax relief for the American people.
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It's important that we have available the most serious penalties in a setting like this, ... I believe that the ultimate sanction ought to be available here.