This seems vaguely important
You know how many people John Ashcroft has detained in the name of “anti-terrorism?”
5,000.
You know how many convictions have resulted?
Go on, guess before clicking below. It’ll be fun. Trust me.
The answer:
None. Bugger all. Not a sausage.
It’s the incompetence, not the ideology.
ETA: Mark Evanier has a rant on the same subject.