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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Schools will be accountable for confirming the status of student visa holders, the INS will be accountable for enforcing violations of that status, and the American people will gain a measure of assurance that students visiting our country are who they purport to be,
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People who interfere with the exercise of constitutionally protected rights should be the focus of attention by prosecutorial authorities,
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From the first days of our administration, honoring the diversity of the American people has been a priority for President Bush and for me,
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For me, the law is about the promise of justice, ... All men and all women, all people are equal.
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But we don't believe that an enemy combatant qualifies for all of the safeguards that are included for people who are charged with crimes in our criminal justice system,
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to assure the American people that they have a right to have confidence in our processes.
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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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We will find the people responsible for these cowardly acts and justice will be done,
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We will expend every effort and devote all the necessary resources to bring the people responsible for these acts -- these crimes -- to justice,
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To those who pit Americans against immigrants, citizens against non-citizens, to those who scare peace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty, my message is this: Your tactics only aid terrorists for they erode our national unity and diminish our resolve,
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Yet, terrorists -- people who were either involved with, associated with, or are seeking to take advantage of the September 11 attacks -- are now poisoning our communities with anthrax.
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We are alerting law enforcement and financial institutions and the American people to be vigilant and to be aware of anything that appears suspicious,
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Those kinds of powers and authorities have helped us, and the people deserve an opportunity to know about that,
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This is not just a call to action. It is a call to the values that make our nation and it's people strong and free, ... Nothing does more to diminish our potential as individuals and a nation than drug abuse.