Bush now states he can open and read your private mail

President Bush feels he can read your mail without a warrant. The bill doesn’t say that, but Bush elaborates…

“Most of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act deals with mundane changes. But the legislation also explicitly reinforces protections of first-class mail from searches without a court’s approval.

Yet, in his statement, Bush said he will “construe” an exception, “which provides for opening of an item of a class of mail otherwise sealed against inspection in a manner consistent … with the need to conduct searches in exigent circumstances.”

“Bush asserted the new authority Dec. 20 after signing legislation that overhauls some postal regulations. He then issued a “signing statement” that declared his right to open mail under emergency conditions, contrary to existing law and contradicting the bill he had just signed, according to experts who have reviewed it”.

I guess you can’t expect privacy in your mail now! Oh yeah, the Unites States Postal Service approved 10,000 mail spying requests a year for your info from law enforcement.