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cyberpj

(10,794 posts)
35. Then he'll just have to sign it with a footnote exclusion clause, like Bush did,
Wed Dec 14, 2011, 07:41 PM
Dec 2011

indicating: I'm siging off on everything but (fill in the blank).

Didn't that happen?

More than once?

Apparently no one cared enough to do anything about it:

ABA: President's Bill-Signing Statements Violate the Constitution
The Associated Press
July 25, 2006
President Bush's penchant for writing exceptions to laws he has just signed violates the Constitution, an American Bar Association task force says in a report highly critical of the practice.

The attachments, known as bill-signing statements, say Bush reserves a right to revise, interpret or disregard measures on national security and constitutional grounds.

ABA policymakers will decide whether to denounce the statements and encourage a legal fight over them.

This content may be available on associated press. If the article you are looking for is older than six months, it will be available on LexisNexis.com.

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1153744530713&slreturn=1

Did they?


Needs to be vetoed if it passes the Senate Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #1
the liberal in me says chemp Dec 2011 #2
the thing of it is that the pipeline has nothing to do Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #5
understood... handmade34 Dec 2011 #17
Wait a minute..what ever happen to the line item veto that Bush used over 100 times INdemo Dec 2011 #19
Bush never had a line item veto - Clinton did, but it was called unconstitutional karynnj Dec 2011 #22
Correct! PamW Dec 2011 #26
Yep. MH1 Dec 2011 #30
I agree karynnj Dec 2011 #33
From Me? TX_Taxpayer Dec 2011 #40
OK, Obama.........get ready to veto this mess...n/t CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2011 #3
If he vetos this bill he has a chance of relection... INdemo Dec 2011 #41
The Republicans are the lowest form of life Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2011 #4
Plus they suck. n/t Hotler Dec 2011 #29
VETO- please! James48 Dec 2011 #6
But have you noticed atreides1 Dec 2011 #21
I'm not worried about pipelines or payroll tax deductions (smoke and mirrors) lib2DaBone Dec 2011 #7
I read the bill on Thomas and that language is not there - can you link to the text you claim? 24601 Dec 2011 #10
which bill are you asking about? n/t James48 Dec 2011 #11
FY 2012 NDAA provisions about custody - here's the CRS sumary 24601 Dec 2011 #36
I hope Obama signs it into law cstanleytech Dec 2011 #8
I had no idea about the 12% increase on the wealthy in there. Question: cyberpj Dec 2011 #27
Thats assuming it even makes it to the presidents desk and he signs it cstanleytech Dec 2011 #32
Then he'll just have to sign it with a footnote exclusion clause, like Bush did, cyberpj Dec 2011 #35
This is not a tax cut bill.. its a pipeline bill. DCBob Dec 2011 #9
Exactly - and they do not have the way to get it otherwise karynnj Dec 2011 #23
Actually a lot of Nebraska Republicans don't want the pipeline as presently routed . libinnyandia Dec 2011 #24
And every other Republicans wants it built ASAP regardless of what states it goes through. DCBob Dec 2011 #28
Link is missing - heres one Samba Dec 2011 #12
The title on DU's front page is much better than the title above. McCamy Taylor Dec 2011 #13
TAKE AWAY MY TAX CUT PLEASE!!!! (AND I NEED THE MONEY!!!) Moostache Dec 2011 #14
Hrmm. truthisfreedom Dec 2011 #15
They are like perverts Turbineguy Dec 2011 #16
this is what they say the bill is... handmade34 Dec 2011 #18
Adding JustAnotherGen Dec 2011 #25
Republicans payroll tax cuts pd for by increasing Medicare costs to seniors by $38bn CarmanK Dec 2011 #20
Where are the "line item veto" adocates now? KansDem Dec 2011 #31
Link to NY Times article - pinto Dec 2011 #34
This bill sucks and deserves to die eilen Dec 2011 #37
Psychopaths ecoalex2 Dec 2011 #38
I agree DreamSmoker Dec 2011 #39
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