Saturday, March 25, 2006
Such Big Ones, and a Bushy Tail, Too
Now that the Patriot Act is once again law, it's interesting to note that there is one U.S. citizen who has decided that he doesn't need to obey it.You guessed it: George W. Bush.
After the grand signing ceremony that reauthorized the act March 9, the White House issued a signing statement saying that Bush did not feel obliged to obey requirements that he inform Congress about how the FBI would be using its expanded police powers.
Bush has decided that he can withhold the information if he believes that disclosure will "impair foreign relations, national security, the deliberative process of the executive, or the performance of the executive's constitutional duties."
Members of Congress have been less than pleased with Bush's latest maneuver. Apparently the oversight provisions that Bush has chosen to ignore were negotiated to make the bill more acceptable to those who were concerned that the FBI not abuse its powers to search homes and secretly seize papers.
Sen. Patrick Leahy tried to call Bush on his latest shell game by inserting an objection into the record of the Judiciary Committee, but the press wasn't interested.
I'm sure the press has developed great respect for the incredible sensitivity of the deliberative process under this executive branch.
# posted by Lulu Maude @ 3:24 PM 
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I'm sure the squirrel still has Bush's balls beaten by a mile.
I figure Bush is sportin' balls the size of a gerbil's.
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I figure Bush is sportin' balls the size of a gerbil's.
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