More proof that Americans are loosing their freedom and privacy:
Now that Bush has the power to open people's mail, he can delegate it to others.
Government snooping without judicial oversight is more or less complete now. The Internet, telephone and now mail.
Christian Science Monitor:
January 5, 2007
Bush claims power to open Americans' mail without warrants
In a move that experts say contradicted the postal reform bill he had just signed into law, President Bush quietly issued a "signing statement" two weeks ago that claimed he has the right to open Americans' first-class US mail without a judge's warrant. The New York Daily News reports that the signing statement was issued on Dec. 20 after the president signed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, an act which dealt with mostly 'mundane reform measures' but which also strongly reinforced protections against opening mail without a warrant.
The Daily News says those who have seen the signing statement say it seems to take executive authority far beyond even the limits the Bush administration has pursued in the past few years, and in ways such that the new powers could be easily abused....
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0105/dailyUpdate.html
Now that Bush has the power to open people's mail, he can delegate it to others.
Government snooping without judicial oversight is more or less complete now. The Internet, telephone and now mail.