The following year Ashcroft sponsored a bill that would have abolished the Administration's long-held stranglehold on encryption technology and allowed for Americans to protect their personal, private communications. To date, his measure was the strongest bill ever introduced in recent years on that subject. Whatever one might think of John Ashcroft's views on social issues is immaterial compared to the big picture which is restoring law enforcement agencies to the level of integrity they once had for upholding the law and the Constitutional rights of Americans. Where Janet Reno failed, John Ashcroft will succeed if given the chance and let us hope that those who are given the responsibility of confirming these appointees will see the big picture and the opportunities it brings for the restoration of our lost liberties. Lisa Dean is vice president of the Free Congress Foundation's Center for Technology Policy.
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