Bush Shuns Patriot Act Requirment

So basically, the President has to reathorize certain ACTs every year, and the Patriot Act is one of them. Apparently after the public reathorization of the ACT, the president layed out a new provision with his own interpretation of the law. The Patriot Act provides some say "checks and balances" so that the FBI did not abuse extended powers appointed by them for terror riden times (terrorist hunting). The provisions require Justice Department Officials to keep closer track of how often the FBI uses these new powers. But in the statement, Bush said that he did not consider himself bound to tell Congress how the Patriot Act powers were being used and that, despite the law's requirements, he could withhold the information if he decided that disclosure would ''impair foreign relations, national security, the deliberative process of the executive, or the performance of the executive's constitutional duties.The statement represented the latest in a string of high-profile instances in which Bush has cited his constitutional authority to bypass a law." After Bush was confronted about his authorization of the military to conduct servaillance on American's international phone calls and emails without a warranrt, Bush stated that wartime powers gave him the authority to ignore the warrant law. "And when Congress passed a law forbidding the torture of any detainee in US custody, Bush signed the bill but issued a signing statement declaring that he could bypass the law if he believed using harsh interrogation techniques was necessary to protect national security."
In this case, the president is attempting to bypass the Judicial and Legislative branch thus the system of checks and balances is in jeopardy. Patriot Act