] Without referring to specific adverse rulings on the
] treatment of detainees or enemy combatants, Ashcroft
] blasted "activist" judges for encroaching on the powers
] that he insists belong solely to the president in
] wartime.
]
] "The danger I see here is that intrusive judicial
] oversight and second-guessing of presidential
] determinations in these critical areas can put at risk
] the very security of our nation in a time of war,"
] Ashcroft said.

Anyone wish he was staying as AG?

Ashcroft: 'Activist' judges can put nation's security at risk