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Posted: 1/4/07 at 9:47am
In the "dead of night," December 20, when no one was watching, George Bush signed a law Congress passed that PROHIBITS the government from snooping into people's mail without a warrant--but Bush attached a "SIGNING STATEMENT" that gave him permission to open your mail and read it--the very opposite of the intent of the law.
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New York Daily News
W pushes envelope on U.S. spying
BY JAMES GORDON MEEK, DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU
Thursday, January 4th, 2007
WASHINGTON - 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.
[more at link]
W pushes envelope on U.S. spying: New postal law lets Bush peek through your mail
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New York Daily News
W pushes envelope on U.S. spying
BY JAMES GORDON MEEK, DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU
Thursday, January 4th, 2007
WASHINGTON - 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.
[more at link]
W pushes envelope on U.S. spying: New postal law lets Bush peek through your mail
