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Please read my review of President Bush's use of signing statements to bypass congressionally enacted laws, 'Over, Above & Beyond: Bush Disregards Law'. My argument was that President Bush was ignoring Article 1, sect; 7 of the Constitution which requires the President to either accept or veto a congressional bill.
The American Bar Association released a bipartisan report on July 24, 2006 finding that President Bush's use of signing statements "undermine the rule of law and our constitutional system of separation of powers". Read the full ABA report(PDF)Today, Senator Arlen Specter (R) announced that he is seeking legislation to allow Congress to sue President Bush over the signing statements:
"We will submit legislation to the United States Senate which will...authorize the Congress to undertake judicial review of those signing statements with the view to having the president's acts declared unconstitutional".Go here for the full article:Sen. Specter preparing bill to sue Bush
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