Whether you support or oppose the death penalty, this should disturn you.

Ashcroft Aggressively Pursues Death Penalty (washingtonpost.com) Since taking office early last year, Ashcroft has reversed the recommendations of federal prosecutors 12 times, ordering them to seek the death penalty in cases where they had recommended against doing so, according to statistics compiled by the federal capital defense bar. These include at least one case in which a tentative plea agreement had already been reached.