Bush's email snooping probed
A civil rights group filed Freedom of Information Act request seeking information about United States President's statement that he is authorized to open people's mail without a warrant, calling George W. Bush?s record of violating privacy rights "dismal"[ ACLU].
The American Civil Liberties Union is also calling on Congress to exercise its oversight function and to require the Postal Service to report to Congress annually and publicly the number of times each year it opens mail without a warrant.
"The President's signing statement raises serious concerns that the Administration's warrantless surveillance of telephone calls and Internet communications extends to the U.S. mail, as well," ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero said. "Given the President's dismal record of violating the privacy rights of Americans, we must question whether he is authorizing the opening of mail without a warrant in violation of the Constitution and laws enacted by Congress."
