The Political Chase

Put Bush, Cheney, and Gonzales in Handcuffs

In spite of what the Constitution says about privacy; in spite of the statues which further define the applicable laws; and in spite of Mr. Gonzales prior promises to adhere to U.S. laws, nothing changes. Here again, there is another clear violation of the United States Code. More specifically, 50 U.S.C. § 1802.

The Justice Department’s inspector general has prepared a scathing report criticizing how the F.B.I. uses a form of administrative subpoena to obtain thousands of telephone, business and financial records without prior judicial approval.

The report, expected to be issued on Friday, says that the bureau lacks sufficient controls to make sure the subpoenas, which do not require a judge’s prior approval, are properly issued and that it does not follow even some of the rules it does have.

I’ve said this before. Every single day, something is revealed about how this administration breaks the law and demonstrates gross incompetence. The exception to revelations may be Saturday or Sunday, but the only reason for the negligible amount of exceptions is obvious. The government does not work on the weekend.

Pardon Scooter Libby? Hell no. How about a few more people doing frog marches rather than letting convicted felons go.

Late Update: Just for good measure, let’s add violation of Title 18, Chapter 19 to the list that qualifies these crooks for a perp walk in front of the media.