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Ashcroft Warns of Judicial Meddling in Terror War

Fri Nov 12, 3:08 PM ET Politics - Reuters


By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Departing Attorney General John Ashcroft (news - web sites), dealt several court defeats over U.S. anti-terrorism policies, on Friday derided what he called judges' second-guessing of the president's decisions.



"These encroachments include some of the most fundamental aspects of the president's conduct of the war on terrorism," Ashcroft told the Federalist Society, a conservative lawyers group, in his first public remarks since the White House announced his resignation on Tuesday.


"The danger I see here is that intrusive judicial oversight and second-guessing of presidential determinations in these critical areas can put at risk the very security of our nation in a time of war," Ashcroft said.

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