Bush to Congress: Drop Dead

The Bush admin has denied a congressman whose responsibility is to oversee homeland security access to the White House's emergency plans.

Congressman Denied Access To Post-Attack Continuity Plans
By JEFF KOSSEFF
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Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore. (Photo by Faith Cathcart)
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WASHINGTON — Constituents called Rep. Peter DeFazio's office, worried there was a conspiracy buried in the classified portion of a White House plan for operating the government after a terrorist attack.

As a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, DeFazio, D-Ore., is permitted to enter a secure "bubbleroom'' in the Capitol and examine classified material. So he asked the White House to see the secret documents.

On Wednesday, DeFazio got his answer: DENIED.

"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,'' DeFazio said.

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This is how Bush and his Evil Minions^™ operate. Even if congress has a constitutional right to review such things as a part of the budget process, give no information.

It's a fundamentally unproductive policy, as this secrecy reinforces the idea that the Bush administration has plans for implementing martial law.