[EBUCK]

"None of the Operation TIPS materials published on the Web or elsewhere have made reference to entry or access to the homes of individuals;

Well what the hell would you want cable repairmen for? Also, since Dick killed the TIPS program where does the DOJ get the authority to go ahead with it? If congress' blocking of that portion of the bill doesn't mean that it's dead what does. So many questions....

EBUCK

[Democratic_Machiavelli]

That's the thing. They have ignored Congress. That's the same thing as ignoring the voice of the people, since the people elect the members of Congress. They have, by this action, ripped one third of the government out of the policy-making process. Congress will eventually only exist to rubber-stamp the executive branch's opinions.

BTW, I've been reading the USA Freedom Corps' policy book. It states that the Citizen's Council (ruling body of the Citizen's Corps) will be chaired by the President. The Councils will be coordinated with support from FEMA. I remember reading long ago (abt the year 2000) on FR about Clinton and how worried some members of this group were about some executive orders Clinton had issued concerning FEMA, the Attorney General, and "anti-terrorism". I also remember someone noticing that J. Ashcroft never repealed them.

Anyone else remember this?