http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,155388,00.html
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/....ap/index.html

"Negotiators also accepted a House proposal to allow the Homeland Security secretary to bypass U.S. laws to build border barriers, including the remainder of a fence on the California-Mexico border."

It's about half way down in the Fox article, at the end of CNN.

At any rate, what's really disturbing about this is what they commented on the news about it today. They had Judge Napolitano commenting on it and apparently that there is NO judicial review available for this provision. Essentially, it can make the DHS secretary a "king" (yes they actually used that word) when it comes to making the border, and there's really nothing to challenge him.

Congress has never granted any sort of powers like this in law.

I'm worried about some serious abuses here, as well as spillage into other areas.

I'll keep looking to see if any sites comment further on this. If it turns out this way, it's going to be really scary.

Velcome to the Vaterland.