] It is a vacuum that the Justice Department, under John
] Ashcroft, has moved quickly to fill. As 2007 approaches
] and liberal activists cautiously explore their options,
] conservatives -- including those in the Justice
] Department -- are using the traditional language of
] voting rights to recast the issues, invariably in ways
] that help Republican candidates. The results of this
] quiet rightward revolution within the Justice Department
] may be apparent as soon as the November election.