Bush's longest Signing Statements (yet). The DOD Appropriations Act, &

[elehhhhna]

the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Acts for 2007

Why can't he just scribble "F*ck You, Congress" and be done with it?

http://frwebgate5.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi?WAISdocID=093135376311+17+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve

http://frwebgate5.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi?WAISdocID=093135376311+24+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve

[grizmaster]

1. I'm thinking the War Criminals Protection Act might

have an even longer signing statement

[elehhhhna]

2. Me too, but the ref'd site won't have it until Monday. ANYBODY KNOW

WHERE WE CAN SEE IT? I'll check the WH website now.

[grizmaster]

5. It won't be available till Monday

they wouldn't release it at all if the law didn't require it.

Although they've refused to say how many signing statements bush has used, so I suppose there could be secret signing statements as well.

[pnorman]

3. This caught my eye so far:

"Sections 8007, 8084, and 9005 of the Act prohibit the use of funds to initiate a special access program or a new start program, unless the congressional defense committees receive advance notice. The Supreme Court of the United States has stated that the President's authority to classify and control access to information bearing on the national security flows from the Constitution and does not depend upon a legislative grant of authority. Although the advance notice contemplated by sections 8007, 8084, and 9005 can be provided in most situations as a matter of comity, situations may arise, especially in wartime, in which the President must act promptly under his constitutional grants of executive power and authority as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces while protecting certain extraordinarily sensitive national security information. The executive branch shall construe these sections in a manner consistent with the constitutional authority of the President."

This is the first time I've ever laid eyes on any of those Signing statements. At first glance, it dosn't look good for the future of the American Republic. REGIME CHANGE!!

pnorman

[elehhhhna]

4. Read them all, here :

type "statement on signing" into the search box, pick a year, and have at it.

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

[bigtree]

6. we can take care of all of those with Democratic control of Congress