White House is 2 weeks behind in signing statement releases

[grizmaster]

I checked all the way back to the beginning of bush's term and they've never missed putting out the pres. docs every Monday.

Now it's been two Mondays in a row with no release (as is required by law).

Could it be bush is hiding the signing statement on the War Criminals Protection Act until after Nov 7th? I think we all know the answer to that one.



http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/2006.html

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents:
Browse the 2006 Compilation

The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents is published every Monday and is the official publication of presidential statements, messages, remarks, and other materials released by the White House Press Secretary. The browse feature is available from 2001 forward.

[onenote]

1. agreed that no weekly compilation is odd, but what law requires it?

[grizmaster]

3. I came across the law recently

Just went searching for it now and can't find it again.


The law basically calls for timely release of certain government records and the declarations, signed laws, and signing statements fall into that category.

it's related to this law I believe. The reporting to the Fed Register is required by law, and then the Registry is required to publish it.

http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=5fcc67bdfb87fefcee9f9156ec996292&rgn=div8&view=text&node=1:1.0.1.5.15.0.1.3&idno=1

(a) If the order or proclamation is signed by the President, the original and two copies shall be forwarded to the Director of the Federal Register for publication in the Federal Register.


Here are the general provisions for the Registry to give you an idea of what it's like finding the particular regulation if you don't know the specific title.

http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=5fcc67bdfb87fefcee9f9156ec996292&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title01/1cfrv1_02.tpl

[MattP]

2. The Decider

Maybe he did a signing statement that says he doesn't need to release them anymore, he is the Decider.