Editorials Blast Ashcroft for Sentencing Memo
More and more editorials are blasting Ashcroft for his July 28 Sentencing Memorandum directing prosecutors to keep tabs on judges who depart downward from the federal sentencing guidelines.
Some of the more recent:
The Asheville Citizen Times calls Ashcroft's memo a a blatant abuse of power.
The Berkshire Eagle says Ashcroft clearly has the 'lock 'em up' mentality and we should be listening to Justice Kennedy's criticism of the sentencing system.
The Lebanon, PA Daily News wonders if Ashcroft slept through his law school classes.
For a comprehensive look at Ashcroft's assault on the federal courts, check out Mark Allenbaugh's commentary at Findlaw.
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