INVERSE VANDALISM

Here's some old news.

Vincit Omnia Veritas

On May 9, Bush (King George II), issued a Presidential Directive as an amendment to the National Security Act as well as the Homeland Security Act. Essentially, in the wake of anything the President determines is to be a crisis - he can assume dictatorial control over any and all aspects of federal, state, city, local, and tribal governments - as well as private sector interests. And in case that's all too technical for you, I'll clarify. THIS IS FUCKING INSANE.

As the double speak prattles on, it's put forth that the purpose of all this is to insure the continued supremacy of the Constitution. The problem is that by completely subjugating the Legislative and Judicial branches (which it does), stripping all checks and balances (which it does), and demolishing the autonomy of American business (which it does), this is actually the single greatest violation of American Constitution ever put to law.
I admit, I didn't even believe this was true. It is. But it has failed to surface in most media. It has yet to be tackled in Senate.

Take two minutes. Plug your zip code. Find your representative. Write. Or paste, if you don't have time. Light a fire. (And of course, fill in the blanks.)

www.senate.gov www.house.gov


Senator/Representative___________,
I am profoundly disturbed by the May 9th Directive issued by President George W. Bush . NSPD-51 / HSPD-20 clearly and reprehensibly oversteps the boundaries of his office, and violates the very Constitution it proposes to uphold. With the document's disregard for our system of checks and balances, this issue stands as a pressing threat to the well being of our government. I assure you, it is an utmost concern to me, and one that I trust you will work to resolve.
Thank you for your consideration of my concerns.

Sincerely,
______________


At least he'll be out next year. But who will take his place? Hopefully, it'll be this guy. I never thought I'd back a republican, but he's honest.

Thanks in advance for sending your letters in! Let's see. What else is fucking the world of personal freedom up these days? Ah. Here we go. All Things Considered, May 27, 2007 British Prime Minister Tony Blair says before he leaves office he will push for new anti-terrorism laws, including giving police the right to stop and question people without suspecting a crime had taken place. In a strongly worded op-ed piece in London's Sunday Times. Blair said it was a "dangerous judgment" to put the civil liberties of suspects ahead of Britain's security. "We have chosen as a society to put the civil liberties of the suspect, even if a foreign national, first," Blair writes. "I believe this is misguided and wrong." Blair goes on to write that within the next few weeks his government will publish new proposals on anti-terror laws, and he criticizes Britons for — in recent years — deciding that the threat to public safety from extremism did not justify radical changes to the law. A spokeswoman at Britain's interior ministry, the Home Office, confirmed the government was looking to include a "stop-and-question" power in the new legislation. This would enable police to ask people who they are, where they have been and where they are going — without any clear reason to suspect a crime. British police already have the power to stop and search people, but have no right to ask them their identity and movements. "I think the public understand that the terror threat is great," says Hazel Blears, chair of Blair's Labor Party. "They want police to have necessary powers, of course balancing it with civil liberties. They want us to protect people from the terror threat." But as has been the case in recent years, Blair's comments have stirred up a chorus of opposition. Civil rights groups have protested, saying the plan to extend police powers is an attack on civil liberties. Some opposition politicians warned of the danger of creating a police state. Others criticized Blair for trying to bolster his legacy in his final days in office. And Muslim groups have protested that young Muslim men likely would be the most targeted. Ahmed Versi, editor of The Asian News, says Blair is also making life difficult for his presumed successor, Treasury minister Gordon Brown. "Blair's measures will alienate Muslims even more and make Brown's job even more difficult," Versi says. The difficulty of balancing national security issues while upholding civil liberties has been a tension at the heart of British politics throughout the latter stages of Tony Blair's premiership, just as it has been in the United States. Having had his desire to strengthen anti-terror laws blunted at every turn by Parliament and the courts, Blair is now making one final push before he leaves office on June 27. Have ya'll seen that movie "Children of Men"?