"A federal judge struck down President Bush's authority to designate groups as terrorists, saying his post-Sept. 11 executive order was unconstitutional and vague.
Some parts of the Sept. 24, 2001 order tagging 27 groups and individuals as "specially designated global terrorists" were too vague and could impinge on First Amendment rights of free association, U.S. District Judge Audrey Collins said.
The order gave the president "unfettered discretion" to label groups without giving them a way to challenge the designations, she said in a Nov. 21 ruling that was made public Tuesday.
The judge, who two years ago invalidated portions of the U.S. Patriot Act, rejected several sections of Bush's Executive Order 13224 and enjoined the government from blocking the assets of two foreign groups."
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Lets hear it for activist judges!
Well, not the ones in the supreme court.
Ya, we're all waiting for the shoe to drop (chickens coming home to roost?, the bill to come due?...) on those guys...
The other shoe in this case might be whether the ruling actually changes anything, or it provokes the constitutional crisis people have been worried about.
Yes, several people have suggested the Democrats will try to avoid a showdown and just wait him out. But I really wonder if Bush will be able to complete his term. He really looks like he wants to take his toys and go home.
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