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Bush says feds can open mail without warrant

Posted by CelticBear on January 4th, 2007

I’m just putting this out there as news and in my new resolution to not be negative, I’m not going to comment.

Enjoy!

The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Bush says feds can open mail without warrant

President Bush quietly has claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans’ mail without a judge’s warrant.Bush asserted the new authority Dec. 20 after signing legislation that overhauls some postal regulations. He then issued a “signing statement” that declared his right to open mail under emergency conditions, contrary to existing law and contradicting the bill he had just signed, according to experts who have reviewed it.

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  • I was unsure exactly how a signing statement works, so I looked into it. I found this interesting article:

    http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20060113.html

    It’s getting scary, dude. Why in the hell aren’t we doing anything? Why aren’t the people storming Washington and demanding this man’s head? I swear, I may have to move to Russia if this keeps up.
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