In a matter which is clearly a states right, Ashcroft belied his confirmation testimony and has tried to force his religious beliefs upon the people of the State of Oregon, who have voted on this issue twice.
So much for fundamentalists 1: honesty, 2: respect for others, 3: respect for the law, and 4: respect for the Constitution. Sad when that person is the Attorney General. Should never have been confirmed, but folks gave him the benefit of the doubt.
In Oregon, Choosing Death Over Suffering
Ruling Upholds Oregon Law Authorizing Assisted Suicide.>/a> "The majority used unusually pointed language to rebuke Attorney General John Ashcroft, saying he had overstepped his authority in trying to block enforcement of the state law, Oregon's Death With Dignity Act. "The attorney general's unilateral attempt to regulate general medical practices historically entrusted to state lawmakers," Judge Richard C. Tallman wrote for the majority, "interferes with the democratic debate about physician-assisted suicide and far exceeds the scope of his authority under federal law."
Ashcroft "far exceeds his authority" in trying to force his religious beliefs upon others.