Before this protest, the last newsbite I heard about Ashcroft was that he sat on a hospital bed an inch from his life, and responded to pressure from Andrew Card and Alberto Gonzales to reauthorize the program of warrantless surveillance.  I can’t remember if this had something to do with the Bush administration’s torture policy also or not.
  Anyway, certainly Ashcroft is an arch-conservative, and if he has to put clothes on a nude statue of justice, he’s a little weird about it.  His born-again status made him suspect to me personally also.

  But let’s look at two important facts:
1.  He resisted the Bush administration
2.  He was fired from the Bush administration

If we accept that fact 2 came as a result of fact 1, can we really conclude that Ashcroft was ALL bad? 

Seriously- add fact 3. He was replaced by Alberto Gonzales, and I feel like, well, it’s true that there are reasons to protest him, but I hope that, after they were done protesting him,  some of those protesters thanked him for not being as rotten an unscrupulous creep as everyone else in the administration.

My Alma Mater is currently making Donald Rumsfeld, #2 seat in the triumvirate of evil (with Bush himself on seat #3, and Cheney of course #1), a “distinguished visiting fellow” (really distinguished himself, didn’t he?) at the local think tank. How’s THAT for outrage?
  I’m sure the good students at Cornell would have made their feelings known if Rummy had darkened their doorstep, and their protesting with the cards that they were dealt, but in the grand scheme of things, people like Ashcroft and Colin Powell must be held accountable for some of their actions, but shouldn’t they also be acknowledged for having been persecuted for standing up for their own principles?

Everyone needs to take a stand for something immediately, and quit sitting idly by allowing our freedoms to be stolen by the Bush/Cheney led oligarchy. Viva la revolucion!!!!!

Feels like the Sixties again. Love it!

i would have pied asscroft for his crimes if i had been there

Glad to see that the Federalist Society hasn’t yet completely brainwashed all of our country’s law students.

Thank you Cornell, you must be doing something right. Everybody isn’t drinking the Kool-Aid.

Thank you Cornell, you must be doing something right. Everybody is drinking the Kool-Aid.

Was this a Genetic Deformities Class? Why do we put the Greed Gene on stage?

Way to go students of our New Age. I am almost shocked that students would get involved in social action and justice. I can tell you as a professor teaching in a large university that this is a rare occasion and I only hope this kind of spirit returns as there is no better time than now.

People like Ashcroft and Gonzales have desimated our Constitution and have no respect for the Law. Is anyone talking about Ashcrofts multi-million contract to investigate something when he left the “NO Justice Department”? It was the largest give away award for a private investigation since the Clinton Impeachment Scam. This guy is one of the most corrupt lobbyists in Washington and of our time. Please, someone, investigate and report on this corruption.

“And a child shall lead them”.The adults are doing such a bad job maybe the kids will show us the way.Cornell University is producing some terrific kids.Go Big Red!

‘Students with courage’ is right, brutha Logician!

Bush supporters rely on The Drama Triangle: Persecutor>Rescuer>Victim. Bush plays the Persecutor and Rescuer appropriate to his intent. Most of the Media play co-Persecutor and/or co-Rescuer hoping that We The People play the role of powerless Victim.

Not so with these fine Americans!

The Bush “No Accountability Voucher” <u>does</u> <u>not</u> <u>exist</u>. These students stood up, assumed their rightful role as Prosecutor and pursued government lawbreakers and Constitution violators, as is their right!

And on that forte night, our forefathers turned not in their graves.