Bush won't even follow the law on the Patriot Act!

[cynatnite]

Damn, when is someone going to get some balls and stand up to this fascist shithead!

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March 24, 2006 — When President Bush renewed the revised USA Patriot Act on March 9, Congress added oversight measures intended to keep the federal government from abusing the special terrorism-related powers to search homes and secretly seize documents.

The additional provisions require law enforcement officials to safeguard all Americans' civil liberties and mandate that the Justice Department keep closer track of how often and in what situations the FBI could use the new powers, and that the administration regularly provide the information to Congress.

However, it was not known at the time that the White House added an addendum stating that the president didn't need to adhere to requirements that he inform members of Congress about how the FBI was using the Patriot Act's expanded police powers.

After the bill-signing ceremony, the White House discreetly issued a ''signing statement," an official document in which a president lays out his interpretation of a new law. In the statement, Bush said he did not consider himself bound to tell Congress how the Patriot Act's powers were being used and that, despite the law's requirements, he could withhold the information if he decided that disclosure would ''impair foreign relations, national security, the deliberative process of the executive, or the performance of the executive's constitutional duties."

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=1764906&page=1

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Impeach, Indict, and Imprison!

[seabeyond]

1. this is why so many dems signed it was to get these safeguards

in. only to have bush later add this. dont attack the dems on this, attack bush. once again, this is all about bush. i know many didnt agree with dems that signed this, but they wanted safeguards and had gotten them in. they thought they were important.

[cynatnite]

2. Well, it would help an impeachment case :)

I wasn't attacking dems, but it does make sense.

A good press question to bush would be: Do you think the president of the US is above the law?

How would he answer that?

[seabeyond]

4. i know you werent. many cant understand why any dem voted

for this. this was the reason.

hasnt bush already answered, yes, he is above law, wink.

asshole. bush, i am talking

[Amonester]

3. So what shall they do now? (Hint)

Start with supporting Russ on Censure NOW.

[seabeyond]

6. they are still trying to get a f*in investigation into nsa spying.

i mean a republican control house and senate makes it a bit challenging.

russ's censor, ok. but i would like all this investigated....

[Jack Rabbit]

5. impair . . . the performance of the executive's constitutional duties

Translation: if disclosing the truth would lead to impeachment.

Except we've already got plenty.

[fooj]

7. For all that remains good in this world...we've got to stop these madmen

The Democrats MUST UNITE on this. Period.

Peace.

[OneBlueSky]

8. it's not just the Patriot Act . . .

Bush has issued "signing statements" on virtually every significant piece of legislation passed by Congress that he's signed . . . and in each he says something to the effect that nothing in the bill will be construed as conflicting with the inherent powers of the "unitary executive" -- as defined by him and his cohorts, of course . . .

what Bush is effectively trying to do is completely emasculate Congress and transfer ALL ultimate legislative power to the presidency . . .

AND NO ONE'S CALLING HIM ON IT! . . .

suggestion to ANY Member of Congress . . . SUE THE BASTARD over his signing statement for the Patriot Act! . . . let's see just how far gone the Supreme Court really is . . .