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Bush Claims Mail Can Be Opened Without Warrant
don_combatant writes to note that President Bush claimed new powers to search US mail without a warrant. He made this claim in a "signing statement" at the time he signed a postal overhaul bill into law on December 20. The signing statement directly contradicts part of the bill he signed, which explicitly reinforces protections of first-class mail from searches without a court's approval. According to the article, "A top Senate Intelligence Committee aide promised a review of Bush's move."
I'm not so surprised that Bush is claiming he can read mail without a warrant as I am that he can read at all.
You see? You see? Your stupid minds! Stupid! Stupid!
Yes, but they have only been in power... today. Can we give them 24 hours or so?
Bush just wants to maximize his chances of winning Ed McMahon's $10 million.
Monstar L
Bush keeps pulling BS powers out of his ass based solely on letting him do whatever he wants to do at any given time.
"Hmm... I want to eavesdrop on phone calls, but as the law is written now, I can't. Fortunately, I can use my Presidential Wiretapping Power to authorize warrantless wiretapping!"
"Hmm... I want to torture prisoners to get information that, while not accurate, will support my foreign policy goals. But it's against US and international law. Aha! Super Secret Presidential Rendition Powers!"
And so on. Somebody really needs to tell Bush he can't go to Superdickery.com anymore.
Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to conviction
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Tommorow, Bush will claim the sky is in fact - purple. Rumors also suggest he may claim 'nuclear' is correctly spelled as 'nucular.' Further reports as they are made available.
Ah... signing statements.
Yes, the new Congress will immediately pass a bill making signing statements illegal. Unfortunately, President Bush will attach a signing statement to that law invalidating it.
Thomas Jefferson badly paraphrased Ben Franklin just like everyone on Slashdot does? Neat. But I bet Alexander Hamilton modded him -1 Redundant, the bastard.
Don't blame me; I'm never given mod points.
...The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause...
There-fixed the emphasis for YOU.
Wait... oops
-William Brendel
George w Bush, Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2000
Nice try - we all know that Bush is incapable of forming a coherent sentence like that.
which is totally what she said
I've changed it for you to reflect his usage of the language. (It's scarier that way.)
Oh, say does that Star-Spangled Banner entwine / The myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's vine?
You can read our mail... if we can read yours.
Deal?
"Oh boy! Are we going to try something dangerous?"
Oh... you haven't heard? This is awkward...
He's dead.
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Y'know, looking at all thes posts modded flamebait or troll, it occurs to me I'm going to bitchslap the next right-wing pussy who complains of the heavy liberal bias on Slashdot.
As for moderation on this comment, knock yourselves out, fuckers. Karma to burn, etc.
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Hmmm,
Almost daily murders by police
Torture of civilians by police
Phone tapping by Feds
Water boarding by Military and Feds
Guantanamo
Lobotomies of civilians by police (since 1985)
Why NOT open the mail?
I am the unwilling control for my Origin.
Obviously he is not writing these signing statements.
The proof is the use of the word 'exigent'.
He has no idea what that means, and he certainly
would have misspelled it.
You are being MICROattacked, from various angles, in a SOFT manner.
... look forward to the pending constitutional crisis triggered when a Postal Inspector places an FBI agent under arrest.
In Soviet Russia, statement signs YOU!
YES! Finally Cheney is in charge! Now we can shoot the terrorists in the face...
Confucius say: "Man who associates with smarter men than himself is smarter than the men he associates with."
Avoid Missing Ball for High Score
Well then I considerify myself a dictation only in a hypertheatrical situification.
Love, George.
If you disagree, post your argument. (-1, Overrated) isn't your personal censorship tool for views you don't like.
...Jim.
Informatus Technologicus
I'm not too sure we have some huge problem with bombs being sent in the mail.
I was helping a friend mow his lawn the awhile ago, but he didn't have a week whacker, so we went over to Dave's house to borrow his. Forgive me if I have a different perspective on this issue. At the very least it certainly happens.
Not that it really has anything to do with the issue at hand.
KFG
No wonder he wants to open mail without a warrant... he wants to stop these "memorials for impeachment" getting through...
Donald 'Duck' Dunn: We had a band powerful enough to turn goat piss into gasoline.
This is why we need to fight them with Chuck Norris.
... and then they built the supercollider.
Isn't he the guy that kept flunking University over and over? I don't think he's much of a threat to anybody. He can get good weed, too.
... and then they built the supercollider.
"I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States"
I would say he has given this a good try. The office is nearly dead till '08.
"...he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed"
Yup, one by one.
Lame. Duck.
KH
At least she makes no bones about using the think-of-the-children excuse to do whatever she wants:
t he-hill-for-the-children-and-the-grandchildren
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/01/04/on-
What that means to you I guess depends on your particular leanings... [Raise taxes|Shred constitution|trample rights|etc.]
If Star Trek had the internet: Captain, we've received an IM from the romulans. "Surrender or be destroyed. LOL. o.O"
What you spell "Nucular" the president actually spells "newkiller" as in "we don't want Iran to get newkiller weapons" and "We need newkiller weapons to be more useful." This is so that we avoid the fears of nuclear disasters while emphasizing that these are new killer weapons...
IANAL, but I dont think it is strictly correct to say that signing statements are not considered law. The question usually surrounds the intent of congress and whether what the President has said is within his authority (i.e. Jackson's test).
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Stop misunderestimating him!
Do not look into laser with remaining eye.