[lbo-talk] Bush on the Patriot Act: I don't gotta tell you nuthin'

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Mar 24 07:18:17 PST 2006


<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/story?id=156238>

The Boston Globe's Charlie Savage picks up on a "signing statement" that accompanied President Bush's approval of the Patriot Act renewal. LINK

"In the statement, Bush said that he did not consider himself bound to tell Congress how the Patriot Act powers were being used and that, despite the law's requirements, he could withhold the information if he decided that disclosure would, 'impair foreign relations, national security, the deliberative process of the executive, or the performance of the executive's constitutional duties.'"

What is it with the Boston Globe actually paying attention to these signing statements??!!??



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