If you read nothing else today, read this..

[seamusyote]

This cannot be ignored. The President has basically passed a bill declaring himself dictator in event of a 'catastrophic emergency.'

http://progressive.org/mag_wx051807 (this link seems to be broken now)
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/052107T.shtml (new link)

If I am somehow misunderstanding the implications of this, please correct me.