A Call to Service: on Crime

Bush wants to eliminate federal assistance to local police

I voted for the USA Patriot Act in the Senate right after 9/11 to advance our security at home but I am concerned that John Ashcroft's Justice Department is abusing its powers, especially in targeting immigrants for scrutiny and detention. I think the Bush administration is relying far too much on extraordinary police powers and not enough on regular policing in its homeland security efforts, a result of its ideologically driven obsession with eliminating federal assistance to local law enforcement. Source: A Call to Service, by John Kerry, p.177

*The above quotations are from A Call to Service, by John Kerry, published Oct. 2003.* Click here for definitions & background information on Crime. Click here for more quotes by John Kerry on Crime.
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