The Washington Post reports on an executive order issued by President Bush last week entitled, “Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq.” In the extreme, it could be interpreted as targeting the financial assets of any American who undermines the administration’s Iraq policy.Read the rest.
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, was denied access to the White House plan for operating the government after a terrorist attack. “I just can’t believe they’re going to deny a member of Congress the right of reviewing how they plan to conduct the government of the United States after a significant terrorist attack,” he said.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Ready,Set
Think Progress has a piece up expanding on my concern about the state of the nation.
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I can't decide if the decree itself, or the fact that Bush seems increasingly willing to rule by decree, is more disturbing.
And when your case gets to court after Bush has confiscated your assets, your judges will be idealogues he has stuffed the courts with. Good luck.
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