Two new directives signed by President Bush establish sweeping authority for federal executive departments and agencies to establish a coordinated "framework" to collect and retain biometric data on U.S. citizens identified as "known and suspected terrorists," without requiring public or congressional disclosure of the procedures.That includes all you "Homegrown Terrorists" out there.
Hey, when did this start authorizing self-delegation of powers by the executive? Isn't that a bit like this?
Good thing this was done by our friend the "Vote Freedom First President." I'd shudder to think what Thulsa/The Lightworker could do with such self-appointed powers.
What was that statement that so horrified all us non-democrats when made by Paul Begala during the Clinton administration? Oh, yeah:
Stroke of the pen. Law of the land. Kinda cool.[Via JT McAdams]