frogloop.com — It's pretty amazing that mainstream journalists overlooked this bombshell statement by the president, as he was signing into law the Postal Reform Act. President Bush now asserts the right to search through citizens' private mail without a warrant. But intrepid Care2 member, "Dave C," did not overlook it. He just posted it to a social news network.
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beijingdaveJan 9, 2007
Man, he'd be pretty bored reading mine. Wait a minute...I live in freakin' China....I've been boring the PRC with my email for the over a year now.
fatdog789Jan 9, 2007
Inaccurate...Signing statements have no legal authority. The executive does not have the power to construe the law, only the courts. Courts have not upheld Bush's previous signing statements, and they are 99.999999999% likely not to uphold this one, especially since it runs afoul of a right expressly and unambiguously stated in the Bill of Rights.
groovychkJan 9, 2007
He's giving himself the power to do so if he thinks he needs to. It's not about intent - it's about what it says.
eclectroJan 9, 2007
If they have no legal authority, what is Bush doing? Also, NPR had a piece about all these signing statements last July. This is not the first one.
dario27Jan 9, 2007
I have a question: if I have a Google Gmail mail account, yet live in Argentina; does Bush have permission to read my mails?I know that Gmail is a US "product", but technically I'm out of jurisdiction.Anyone have an answer?
bionicseraphJan 9, 2007
Putting aside the legality of the signing statement, isn't anyone concerned about Bush's repeated attempts to strip rights away? Just a few months ago it was "we can torture people," I wouldn't be surprised if a curfew were introduced to "protect" us.