Lou Dobbs: Why Is Bush Flauting Our Laws?

[warrens]

NEW YORK (CNN) -- With upraised right hand and left hand on the Bible, each of our presidents, from George Washington to George W. Bush, has solemnly sworn to "preserve, protect and defend" the Constitution of the United States.

The American Bar Association claims President Bush has violated that oath by issuing hundreds of "signing statements" to disregard selected provisions of the laws that Congress passed and he signed.

A bipartisan, 11-member panel of the ABA found that President Bush is not only disregarding laws but using such signing statements far more than any president in history. In fact, Bush has used signing statements to raise constitutional objections to more than 800 provisions in more than 100 laws. All of the presidents combined before 2001 had issued only 600.

The ABA asserts that signing statements cannot be a substitute for a presidential veto and that such an assertion of presidential power amounts to a line-item veto, which the Supreme Court already has ruled unconstitutional.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/25/dobbs.july26/index.html

[shireen]

1. 'cause he's the decider.

[rodeodance]

2. simple-Because he CAN (few will stop him)

[Norquist Nemesis]

3. When has Bush followed our laws? n/t

[Hubert Flottz]

4. Because you voted for him lou!

[Lowell]

5. Arlen Spector wants to sue

over abrogation of rights. On CNN at http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/07/25/signingstatements.ap/index.html he plans on passing legislation that will allow them to sue. What the hell is that about, don't sue the bastard, impeach him.

[hobbit709]

6. I didn't know bush was a flute player

That's flouting not flauting

[Hubert Flottz]

8. He's a poker of flautists they say...

He's gone from Cow Poking to Flautist Poking...Who knows who, or what, he'll poke next.

[FUGW]

7. Oh whats the big deal, their having discussions about decisions

their the decider's you know.:D

[Igel]

9. For the trill of it. n/t