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Monday, February 4, 2008

Even appropriations bills are not immune to POTUS "signing statements"

Interestingly enough, not even the Homeland Security legislation (which you would think would essentially be written by the White House, DHS and/or other "friendly elements") are immune from the pen of GW Bush. Here's a link to his "signing statement" on the 2007 APPROPRIATIONS act - make me wonder why a funding bill needs to be re-interpreted by POTUS but there you have our current state of legislative affairs/constitutional clashing.

I'm starting to really not like the words "The executive branch shall construe ..."

Read more here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061004-10.html

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