11A, 11B and 11C. Homeland Czar can "suspend all laws".
That ability would be dangerous enough in the hands of a trustworthy, loyal, constitutional American - but remember who the nominee for Homeland Czar is. Peter Chertoff, the lone Clinton holdover lawyer who covered up the suspicious death of Vince Foster and has defended the interests of Osama bin Laden! (see #'s 61 & 97 [Link to Bush Scorecard ]).
We won't have to worry about Hillary becoming president in 2008 - she'll already be in total control through Chertoff as Homeland Czar and Bill Clinton at the UN. And some of you thought you were voting for Bush. You didn't know you were REALLY voting for Hillary!
http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42787
ON CAPITOL HILL
Homeland chief to 'waive all laws'?Security provision in REAL ID Act gives feds broad powers at border
February 10, 2005
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
Opposition to a homeland-security bill brought to the floor of Congress yesterday largely has centered on fears it would lead to a national ID, but some critics point to an overlooked section that apparently gives the White House sweeping powers to suspend laws for the purpose of protecting U.S. borders.
Section 102 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 seeks to expedite the building of a three-mile fence at the border near San Diego to staunch the flood of illegal aliens that travel through an area known as "smuggler's gulch."
Environmental laws have been the project's chief roadblock, but the bill's language appears to provide an unlimited scope, reading, "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall have the authority to waive, and shall waive, all laws such Secretary, in such Secretary's sole discretion, determines necessary to ensure expeditious construction of the barriers and roads under this section."
Significantly, it also says courts are prohibited from reviewing the secretary's decision.
"Taking judicial review away is quite dramatic," [Cato Institute's Jim Harper] told WND. "The secretary, under a strict reading, could waive any law and conceivably detain people, wiretap -- the list would go on and on of the laws that could be waived."
SEC. 102. WAIVER OF LAWS NECESSARY FOR IMPROVEMENT OF BARRIERS AT BORDERS.
Section 102(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended to read as follows:
(c) Waiver-
(1) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall have the authority to waive, and shall waive, all laws such Secretary, in such Secretary's sole discretion, determines necessary to ensure expeditious construction of the barriers and roads under this section.
(2) NO JUDICIAL REVIEW- Notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), no court shall have jurisdiction--
- (A) to hear any cause or claim arising from any action undertaken, or any decision made, by the Secretary of Homeland Security pursuant to paragraph (1); or
- (B) to order compensatory, declaratory, injunctive, equitable, or any other relief for damage alleged to arise from any such action or decision.
The bill's chief sponsor, Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wisc., says the main purpose is to "prevent another 9-11 attack by disrupting terrorist travel."
TG: Do you see that? This bill's chief sponsor is a supposed ultra-conservative Republican who was vocally against some of the earlier Homeland legislation because it violated American liberty. Now here he is, after building that trust, supporting a potentially worse Homeland bill than what he criticized!
"The ostensible purpose is to allow the Homeland Security secretary to operate in that one area -- but 'all laws'? Would that include the Posse Comitatus Act?" Jeff Deist, spokesman for Rep. Ron Paul asked, referring to the measure passed in 1878 that bars the Army, and now the Air Force also, from executing laws except where expressly authorized by the Constitution or Congress. Paul contends that despite Sensenbrenners' denials, the REAL ID Act moves the country toward creation of a national ID card.
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11B. Friend of Bill and Osama Confirmed as HS Czar.
Congress confirmed Peter Chertoff as Homeland Security Chief today (2-15-05). There are some odd things about Chertoff that make him the last guy who should be in charge of Homeland Security.
When Bill Clinton took office, he shocked Washington by firing all the U.S. attorneys - except ONE. Guess who that one was?
Chertoff also covered up the suspicious death of Vince Foster, but that's not all. He has defended the interests of Osama bin Laden! (see #'s 61 & 97 Bush Scorecard). It was expected that would hinder his confirmation, after all, bin Laden is the main terrorist the Homeland Security department is supposed to be protecting us from. Having the guy who defended Osama's financiers in charge of Homeland Security is a classic case of the fox guarding the henhouse. But Congress approved him anyway. Are they that stupid, or are they complicit in the undermining of America? I can't believe they are that stupid.
Since this is related to #11, I'll be generous and not even make this another item, but attach it as 11B. That way no one can accuse me of stretching the case against Bush and his administration.
Senate Confirms New Homeland Security Chief
Feb 15, 4:24 PM (ET)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal judge Michael Chertoff, who testified against torture and preached the need to protect civil liberties, won Senate confirmation on Tuesday to head the U.S. Homeland Security Department.
TG: Oh look at this spin! They paint him as a concerned good-guy and conveniently omit the things I mentioned above.
The Senate approved President Bush's nomination of the former U.S. assistant attorney general to succeed Tom Ridge as secretary of the department created after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
The vote completed Senate action on Bush's second-term cabinet, though he still must fill some key, non-cabinet jobs -- like the newly created post of director of national intelligence.
Democrats and Republicans praised Chertoff for agreeing to give up a lifetime job as a federal appeals court judge to accept the tough task of bolstering national security.
Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, noted that Chertoff explained his reason why at a confirmation hearing earlier this month before her homeland security committee."The call to serve in helping protect America was the one call I could not decline," Collins quoted Chertoff as saying.
TG: Yes, what a statesman! Too bad it's not in favor of the American state.
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11C. Chertoff Covered Up Everything.
The article at the URL below is lengthy, but it shows just why Chertoff should be the last guy in charge of Homeland Security. He was involved in sweeping things under the rug in virtually every incident of terrorism in America. President Bush cannot possibly be so ignorant of these things, but the only alternative is that he supports the Gestapo/KGB tactics of the man he nominated.
http://www.newswithviews.com/Briley/Patrick4.htm
This report presents a study of Michael Chertoff’s role in the 1993 WTC bombing, the OKC bombing and the 9-11 terrorist attacks as well as Chertoff’s coverup of FBI and DOJ foreknowledge and provocation of these attacks. The information in the report strongly implicates Chertoff in intentionally helping create and provoke these terrorist acts and terror funding in order to provide a pretext for much of the controversial police state provisions in laws which Chertoff has helped write. Chertoff’s unethical and criminal roles and conduct revealed in this report raises grave concerns that Chertoff, as head of Homeland Security, would further attempt to impose a US police state and continue to use illegal, unconstitutional and immoral tactics against the America people.
posted by T.G. at 10:14 AM
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