King George's NEW Signing Statement Challenges Several Requirements To Provide Info To Congress

[kpete]

Signing statement is president's first since 2006
Had used tactic often before power shift in Congress

Globe Staff / December 1, 2007

WASHINGTON - President Bush this month issued his first signing statement since the Democratic takeover of Congress, reserving the right to bypass 11 provisions in a military appropriations bill under his executive powers.

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Bush also challenged a new law that limits his ability to transfer funds lawmakers approved for one purpose to start a different program, as well as a law requiring him to keep in place an existing command structure for the Navy's Pacific fleet.

"The Act contains certain provisions identical to those found in prior bills passed by the Congress that might be construed to be inconsistent with my Constitutional responsibilities," Bush's statement says.

"To avoid such potential infirmities, I will interpret and construe such provisions in the same manner as I have previously stated in regard to those provisions."

more at:
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/12/01/signing_statement_is_presidents_first_since_2006/

[bullimiami]

ie "up yours, what are you going to do about it"?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

8. He knows they are spineless

even though a policital party may not have the votes, that doesn't mean they can't 'make a song and dance about it'

[TwilightGardener]

1. Somebody needs to take away his signing statement privelege, just

like you'd take a car away from an irresponsible teen. In his hands, it's been a dangerous and destructive vehicle.

[tekisui]

2. It is already most likely Unconstitutional.

[jimshoes]

3. Cut off his funds

for everything until he behaves like a grown up and not the petulant bratshit punk that he is. Someone remind him he's not the fucking king.

[kestrel91316]

4. "I'm The Decider," quoth the monkey. "Congress better just sit down and

shut up and do what I tell them to do. Or I'll arrest them all and ship them to Gitmo."

[LiberalFighter]

5. That is not what he is to use for executive orders.

Someone needs to take him out to the woodshed and waterboard the sob.

[sueh]

6. When the FUCK is Congress going to remove him from office???

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[1monster]

7. Sorry Chum, if you don't agree with the specifics of the bill and refuse to

honor them as YOU are REQUIRED by law to do, then you VETO the legislation.

Signing statements do not put you above the law.

Ronnie Reagan tried for eight years to get a line item veto and failed. And no President since has been able to get one.