"I've gotten literally thousands of calls from a wide variety of citizens in my state asking me to oppose Senator Ashcroft's nomination. They aren't just saying "oppose Ashcroft" and hanging up. These are people who are telling me that they've been following the debate, and they're really concerned that their rights won't be protected if John Ashcroft becomes attorney general." Good for Senator Patty Murray (Democrat of Washington State) for opposing his nomination too. The countdown is on!