I don't even know where to start...

President Bush claimed new powers today to search US mail without a warrant. In a "signing statement" he executed while signing the postal overhaul bill on December 20, he basically undermined a substantial aspect of the bill itself. His signing statement directly contradicts the part of the bill that explicitly reinforces protections of first-class mail from searches without a court's approval. My grandmother *often* told me that if I didn't have anything productive to say, perhaps I shouldn't say anything at all...while I often ignore these sage words, what could I really say about this that would not result in a long rant.

That said, please see what the ABA's, "Blue-Ribbon Task Force" said about these statements (in brief: that they are an affront to and undermine separations of powers).