Ashcroft visit

July 17, 2003 · Posted in Know your current events 

Just got word that Ashcroft is paying a sneaky sneaky surprise visit to Puddletown, probably to buy some grass. Here’s the scoop:
John Ashcroft will be in Portland tomorrow.

[US Attorney General John] Ashcroft also plans to meet with the Portland Joint Terrorism Task Force and hold a press conference at 11:30 a.m. in the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Duckett said.

That’s the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse at 1000 SW Third Avenue in downtown Portland. He’s speaking at 11:30; probably wise to start gathering at 11.

Let’s make it a peaceful, powerful statement of our patriotic support of civil liberties and the Constitution of the United States in the face of his the Department of Justice’s misguided agenda!
(via Emma)

Well, I’ll see if I can make it down for the fun. This guy really has been full-bore on tearing down civil liberties since day one.

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6 Responses to “Ashcroft visit”

  1. sean on July 17th, 2003 14:20:12

    I’m gonna wear clean undies for the big event!

  2. iggi on July 17th, 2003 15:10:52

    i’m there…i think Emma over at Atrocities will be there too.

  3. brett on July 17th, 2003 19:36:06

    Good luck getting there with all the construction on 3rd. Hopefully the pavers will drown out the chanting. Make sure there’s someone there with a BUSH=HITLER sign so that all ideological spectra are represented.

  4. iggi on July 18th, 2003 10:13:40

    BUSH=HITLER…now that’s funny

  5. iggi on July 18th, 2003 16:34:31

    it went well…brett may have a point that screaming at Ashcroft to “end the war in Iraq” doesn’t do much good, but the numbers show how many people dislike his dismantling of the Constitution. that’s the important message to get across.

    of course, signs that say “Asscroft” are naturally hilarious.

  6. rick on July 18th, 2003 16:37:06

    yeah, I saw qute a few ass permutations out there today. good times, eh?