Thus, "acquisitions" authorized by Attorney General Gonzales will be permissible for one year, even if that period extends beyond the ostensible February 1, 2008 sunset date
Hmmm. No "six months" sunset there? Strange, this isn't what was generally understood by some people, including Sen. Sanders (progressive) on Air America today. But, too much to ask for a complete process, so you can at least know what your fellow Dems help enact. Bush scared us, you see. Seriously, this sort of thing troubled the authors of The Broken Branch, and it remains a real problem. Think of it as a sort of "procedural due process" for legislating.