Signing statement is president's first since 2006

[Newsjock]

Source: Boston Globe

WASHINGTON - President Bush this month (November) issued his first signing statement since the Democratic takeover of Congress, reserving the right to bypass 11 provisions in a military appropriations bill under his executive powers.

In the statement, which the White House filed in the Federal Register on Nov. 13 but which initially attracted little attention, Bush challenged several requirements to provide information to Congress.

For example, one law Bush targeted requires him to give oversight committees notice before transferring US military equipment to United Nations peacekeepers.

Bush also challenged a new law that limits his ability to transfer funds lawmakers approved for one purpose to start a different program, as well as a law requiring him to keep in place an existing command structure for the Navy's Pacific fleet.

"The Act contains certain provisions identical to those found in prior bills passed by the Congress that might be construed to be inconsistent with my Constitutional responsibilities," Bush's statement says.

Read more: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/12/01/signing_statement_is_presidents_first_since_2006/

[SpiralHawk]

1. "All your public data are belong to us." - BushCo Homelander Republicons

"We don't give a damn that this is supposed to be an open democracy. Smirk. We are republicon occultists out for Massive Power and Profit, so screw all that fairness shit that has characterized America since the beginning. We republicon Homelander occultists are 'special' and thus Above the Law. Smirk, smirk, smirk."

- Commander AWOL & allied cabal of corrupt republicon homelander cronies

[azygous]

2. What do ya wanna bet

Bush doesn't even read the signing statements he signs? Hell, he probably doesn't even know what it they're telling him to sign.

[OnyxCollie]

3. Sounds like bushco is working to keep "all options on the table"

regarding an attack on Iran.

[donkeyotay]

7. One forgotten episode in the Iraq run-up was the redirecting of funds

from Afghanistan to Iraq. He's probably doing the same thing already with funding war on Iran.

[L0oniX]

4. V

[Demeter]

5. K&R For USA

Have you noticed how as we scour the world for information to share with DU, the MSM prints less and less of it?

[HuffleClaw]

6. "Constitutional responsibilities" ?

as if he has the slightest clue what that even means. if he did he'd resign in disgrace immediately.