The Empire Now Reads Our Mail

   That wanna-be somebody who will never be anybody has been up to no good once again!

    The New York Daily News has reported that Bush has given himself more new powers to open the citizen's of the United States mail without a warrant.

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BY JAMES GORDON MEEK
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU

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.

    More Here

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Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) said,"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."

   It is worth noting that Mr.Waxman co-sponsored this bill.

 

Harriet Miers Resigns

Harriet Miers, White house counsel, has submitted her resignation effective January 31.

   Tony Snow, when he was asked why she was leaving said,"Basically, she has been here six years. As somebody said earlier today, 'She put 12 years of service into six years.'"

   Snow also said that she was a scrupulous lawyer who aggressively defended the Constitution.   

    More From DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer

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    So she aggressively defended the constitution? Which version of the constitution was that, the U.S. version or the Bushco version?

    I would go so far as to say that she more than likely helped Bush find a way around the constitution that is not quite right (legal).

   Good riddance to this woman! Now it remains to be soon who her successor will be. I'll wager that whoever it is will have even less morals!

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