A New Contract with America

I love Rude Pundit. He's one of my "daily reads" for a reason. Here's his suggestion for a new "contract" between the Government and the People:

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"I (the undersigned) believe President George W. Bush when he says that the United States of America is fighting a 'new kind of enemy' that requires 'new thinking' about how to wage war. Therefore, as a loyal citizen of President Bush’s United States, my signature below indicates my agreement to the following:

"1. I believe wholeheartedly in the Patriot Act as initially passed by Congress in 2001, as well as the provisions of the Domestic Security Enhancement Act. Therefore, I grant the FBI access to:

"a. my library records, so it may determine if I am reading material that might
designate me an enemy of the nation;

"b. my financial records, including
credit reports, so it may determine if I am contributing monetarily to any
governmentally proscribed activities or organizations;

"c. my medical
records, so it may determine if my prescriptions, injuries, or other conditions
are indicative of terrorist activity on my part;

"d. any and all other
personal records including, but not limited to, my store purchases, my school
records, my web browsing history, and anything else determined as a 'tangible
thing' necessary to engage in a secret investigation of me.

"I agree
that I do not need to be notified if my records have come under scrutiny by the
FBI, and, furthermore, I agree that no warrant is needed for the FBI to engage
in this examination of my personal records. Additionally, I agree that the FBI
should be allowed to monitor any groups it believes may be linked to what it
determines to be terrorist activity.

"2. I believe that the President of the United States has the power to mitigate any and all laws passed by the Congress and that he has such power granted to him by his status as Commander-in-Chief in the Constitution as well as the 2001 Authorization of Military Force, passed by the Congress, which states that the President can use 'all necessary and appropriate force' in prosecution of the war. Therefore, I grant the United States government the following powers:

"a. that the National Security Agency, under the direction of the President, may
tap my phone lines and intercept my e-mail without warrant or FISA oversight;

"b. that the President may hold me or other detainees without access to
the legal system for a period of time determined by the President or his agents;

"c. that the President may authorize physical force against me or other
individual detainees in order to gain intelligence and that he may define
whether such physical force may be called 'torture':

"d. that the
President may set aside any and all laws he sees as hindering the gathering of
intelligence and prevention of terrorist acts for a period as time determined by
the President, including, but not limited to, rights to political protest.

"I agree that the Judicial and Legislative branch should be allowed no
oversight of these activities, and that such oversight merely emboldens the
terrorists. I also agree that virtually all of these activities may be conducted
in complete secrecy and that revelation of these activities amount to treasonous
behavior on the part of those who reveal these activities to the press and the
citizenry.

"3. Finally, this document is my statement that I believe the President of the United States and the entire executive branch, as well as all departments and agencies involved, as well as all of its personnel, will treat these powers I have granted them with utmost respect. I believe that these powers will not be abused, nor will any of the information I have given them permission to examine be misinterpreted. However, should such abuse or misinterpretation occur, I agree that such actions are mere errors and no one should be subject to investigation, arrest, or employment action as a result.

"My consent freely given,
"(Your signature)"

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Hmm. Ready to sign? Looks different all laid out in print, doesnt it? Print this out, and hand it to anyone who still doesnt understand that BushCo is one of the Greatest Criminal Organizations of the last 50 years. If they are actually stupid enough to sign it, send it to the White House. They wont thank you for it, but you can be damn sure they'll use it if it suits their purposes.
Not that they "need" your permission.