no longer free that be fo sho
what are we allowing to happen to us?
THIS MUST STOP
W pushes envelope on U.S. spying
New postal law lets Bush peek through your mail
BY JAMES GORDON MEEKDAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU
WASHINGTON - President Bush has quietly claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans' mail without a judge's warrant, the Daily News has learned.
The President asserted his new authority when he signed a postal reform bill into law on Dec. 20. Bush then issued a "signing statement" that declared his right to open people's mail under emergency conditions.
That claim is contrary to existing law and contradicted the bill he had just signed, say experts who have reviewed it.
Bush's move came during the winter congressional recess and a year after his secret domestic electronic eavesdropping program was first revealed. It caught Capitol Hill by surprise.
"Despite the President's statement that he may be able to circumvent a basic privacy protection, the new postal law continues to prohibit the government from snooping into people's mail without a warrant," said Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), the incoming House Government Reform Committee chairman, who co-sponsored the bill.
Experts said the new powers could be easily abused and used to vacuum up large amounts of mail..................
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Here is where the poop hits the fan. The Democrats very much need to slap this one down quick. I'd call my congressman but his is justa repub drone. Spratt and Clyburn are Democrats from South Carolina so I will put a call into their offices.
since da liebs is living in an alternate universe, i won't contact him.
every time i've written to chris dodd, i've gotten a response though.
chris shays went to darfur. i wrote to him about that (a while back), he too NEVER got back to me.
I don't think the Dems can do much right now.
Signing statements are a matter of separation of powers. Someone is going to have to prove that the president violated the law but did so within the confines of the signing statement, then it'll have to go to the courts where it will be a constitutional issue.
i think a first year law student could prove the king violated the law (on MANY occasions). someone damn well better do it
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