War on America

George is continuing his war on America.

Better start checking your mail, to see whether it's been opened. Last year I tried to explain to conservatives how the Dictator in Chief had been using his illegal and unconstitutional "signing statements" to formally announce his refusal to obey laws just written by Congress.

Now he's going to open our mail. Do you think them there fucking ter'rists are hiding in our mail now?

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. Link

Here's the text of Bush's newest signing statement. Here's the President telling the Congress and the American people what he'll do with our mail, like it or fucking not.

"The executive branch shall construe subsection 404(c) of title 39, as enacted
by subsection 1010(e) of the Act, which provides for opening of an item of a
class of mail otherwise sealed against inspection, in a manner consistent, to
the maximum extent permissible, with the need to conduct searches in exigent
circumstances, such as to protect human life and safety against hazardous
materials, and the need for physical searches specifically authorized by law for
foreign intelligence collection."

The intervention that was the election didn't take in Bush's brain. I think he IS going to have to be arrested. The charge would actually be treason to the country via violation of the Constitution.

In a nutshell George is setting down two exceptions to getting warrants before opening mail, as the law calls for. The first is in two parts. The first of these "to protect human life"...no one need go any further because that excuse alone would be enough of a catchall, but not to these traitors, the second of these, "hazardous materials"...who defines this? It's just silly but they are, sadly, serious.

The second exception is "foreign intelligence collection". This one is right to the point. If they want to gather what they call "foreign intelligence" they'll "collect" your mail without a warrant. Guess who gets to determine whether it's "foreign intelligence" or not? That's right the fucking Decider. Lawlessness, that's what the hell it is.

And let's be real here. This is in a signing statement. That means they have already been doing this. They already have been opening our mail without warrants. That's one of the reasons Bush does signing statements, to justify his ongoing criminal behaviour.

He needs to be arrested.

Here's Tony Snow when asked about this...

"Now, wait a minute. Peter, what he said is that there are some times that he believes that the implementation language does not meet constitutional muster. And rather than getting into Congress's business, those signing statements have been looking for constitutional ways to fulfill the will of Congress and get them done effectively."

Get a load of the fucking Snowman. "...the implementation language does not meet constitutional muster...."

Did the courts rule on this bill already and I missed it? WTF How in the hell does the executive branch know it doesn't pass "constitutional muster"? The executive branch, that's headed by the President, is usurping the power, if Frosty the Snowman is correct, of the Judicial Branch. Once again, we're headed into a Constitutional crisis focused on the separation of powers.

The Snowjob goes further..."those signing statements have been looking for Constitutional ways".

The executive branch, if they believe this crap Frosty is spewing, has now decided the entire government is in the hands and decision making power of the President. He decides what is Constitutional, he decides who an enemy combatant is, he decides what torture is and what it's not, he decides if a passed law will be implemented or not, he decides which rights we have, he decides all wars and conflicts himself, he decides what money will be spent.

He needs to be arrested. And I am deadly fucking serious.