Bush shuns Patriot Act requirement

In addendum to law, he says oversight rules are not binding
By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff March 24, 2006

WASHINGTON -- When President Bush signed the reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act this month, he included an addendum saying that he did not feel obliged to obey requirements that he inform Congress about how the FBI was using the act's expanded police powers.

From The All Spin Zone:
Update: Oh, and the DoJ under Gonzales has issued their response to Congressional Democrats and Republicans seeking answers on such silly things as “define who or what constitutes a terrorist” and “are phone conversations between Drs. and patients, or for that matter lawyers and their clients being tapped” — suck our right nut.

From Unclaimed Territory:
The reality is that the Administration has been making clear for quite some time that they have unlimited power and that nothing -- not even the law -- can restrict it. But here, they are specifically telling Congress that even if Congress amends FISA and the President agrees to abide by those amendments, they still have the power to break the law whenever they want. As I have documented more times than I can count, we have a President who has seized unlimited power, including the power to break the law, and the Administration -- somewhat commendably -- is quite candid and straightforward about that fact.

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