George Bush used approx. 750 "signing statements" which were used to effectively veto laws. The American Bar Association had a blue ribbon panel on signing statements that voted unanimously to:
"oppose, as contrary to the rule of law and our constitutional system of separation of powers, a President's issuance of signing statements to claim the authority or state the intention to disregard or decline to enforce all or part of a law he has signed, or to interpret such a law in a manner inconsistent with the clear intent of Congress."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signin...ge_W._Bush.27s_use_of_signing_statements

I'm not one who cares whether it is Republicans or Democrats who bend the constitution. I vote for neither, anyway. Two sides of the same coin. Spend and Tax, or Spend and Spend. Striped ties, or flowered ties.



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