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"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gay rights groups denounced on Friday a decision by the Department of Justice, headed by conservative Attorney General John Ashcroft, to ban employees' annual gay pride events, saying the move sent a chilling message to its gay workers."

Is there any actual point to John Ashcroft's existence?

His purpose in life seems to entirely revolve around taking away our civil rights and fretting about any hint of sexuality he encounters. How on earth did this walking fossil get to be our Attorney General?