As we all know its good to be the King. You can do what you want whenever you want. It's sort of like the Golden Rule. The man with the gold makes the rules.

Has anyone been watching George Bush lately? He now thinks that he is the King. The King of America that is in case you were wondering.

Congress has one main function and that is to make laws. Apparently George Bush as King does not like the laws that Congress passes so he has taken it upon himself to just change them. Yes, he just changes them whenever he wants to. Like I said previously - it's good to be the King.

In government the president has the power to create something called a "signing statement." A “signing statement” is a written comment issued by a President at the time of signing legislation. In plain English it is nothing more than the presidents "interpretation" of the law. But that is where the problem lies.

To date President Bush seems to have a problem with, and a different interpretation of, many laws passed by Congress. In fact for Bush creating signing statements seems to be almost a weekly affair. In an article published on April 30, 2006, the Globe wrote that “President Bush has quietly claimed the authority to disobey more than 750 laws enacted since he took office.” In a clarification issued May 4, 2006, the Globe note that Bush had not really challenged 750 bills (which would have implied 750 signing statements), but “has claimed the authority to bypass more than 750 statutes, which were provisions contained in about 125 bills.”

So why would Bush choose to create so many signing statements. Simple. Instead of using his veto power and then face a possible override in congress he instead chooses to just avoid the situation totally and issue the statement. Congress, which made the laws in the first place is totally removed from the picture. Bush in turn has become the de facto lawmaker. Who needs Congress?

An example would be the creation of the term "enemy combatant" and how they are treated. Bush says that America is at war with the terrorists. So while at war an enemy is captured on the battlefield and taken prisoner. That would logically make that person a prisoner of war. Not to the Bush administration.

According to the Bush administration such a person is an "enemy combatant" and as such does not have the rights of the Geneva Convention given to all prisoners of war. They can in fact be held indefinitely without being formally charged and are not entitled to legal representation.

That very situation persisted for years until challenged in court. The US Supreme Court, where Bush lost by a unanimous decision, ordered him to change the policy. But don't think for one minute that Bush has been deterred. No in fact it just keeps on getting better. The White House and the Secret Service quietly signed an agreement last spring in the midst of the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal declaring that records identifying visitors to the White House complex are not subject to public disclosure. The five-page document dated May 17 declares that all entry and exit data on White House visitors belongs to the White House as presidential records rather than to the Secret Service as agency records. Therefore, the agreement states, the material is not subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

In the past the information was available to the public but King George did not like that so what did he do? Just signed another statement and changed the law. Why should it matter that it was like that for the past 200 plus years? Whatever the King wants the King gets.

Try this. If you like this article print it and mail it to someone using snail-mail. But be forewarned that the US government can now open your mail WITHOUT a warrant. That's right. No warrant necessary thanks to King George and his most recent signing statement. That particular statement was called "H.R. 6407, the "Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act" and can be found here .

And if you have a problem with the government opening your private mail too bad. It's not about you and I. Its all about the King and what the King wants the King gets. Does anyone remember King Charles I?