Presidential Signing Statements

Presidential Power Grows: Will You Love Every Future President?

David Swanson | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

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Some of the powers that Bush and Cheney stole from Congress, the courts, and the states are being abused less severely under Obama; others, more so; but far more crucially, all are being maintained.

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Bush's Third Term? You're Living It

David Swanson | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

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Here's the funny part. This dark fantasy of a third Bush term is also an accurate portrait of Obama's first term to date.

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Obama: Don't Rely on Bush's Signing Statements

AP/NYT | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has ordered a review of his predecessor's signing statements which often told officials how to implement law...

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McCain Knocks Bush Signing Statements, Says He'll Never Issue One

Washington Post's The Trail | Glenn Kessler | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Sen. John McCain criticized President Bush today for his practice of issuing signing statements that suggest the president will ignore elements of the...