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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-11-08 10:00 PM
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If there's ONE THING that Congress SHOULD investigate
It's Bush's use of "signing statements".

Honestly, Bush's prolific use of the semi-legal "signing statements" makes a mockery of CONGRESS ITSELF.

Do they realize that so much of their hard-fought work in committees and reconciliations is being NULLIFIED by a small cabal of corrupt lawyers such as Addison and his ilk?

Do they have NO PRIDE in their work?

I dunno, maybe they have a different "view" of their Constitutional duties than I do.

But I would be ROYALLY PISSED OFF by people UNDOING all the hard work I was doing for my constituents.
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KingOfLostSouls Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-11-08 10:10 PM
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1. I think they are
I could have sworn I'd seen something about Conyers looking into the legality of them, maybe a month or so ago.
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Breeze54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-11-08 10:11 PM
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2. You don't know JACK!
:puke:
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-11-08 10:13 PM
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4. What do you care?
You think this is all a joke anyways.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-11-08 10:13 PM
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3. The entire Congress will soon sort that out
They will certainly not be allowing this to continue in the event that Obama wins. Watch the media raise all the Constitutional violations as the election approaches.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-11-08 10:23 PM
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5. "Full Committee Oversight Hearing on Signing Statements"
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