Topic: Signing Statements

June 24, 2009

Using signing statements with war funding bill

President Obama attached a signing statement to a war funding bill saying he will ignore provisions that provided oversight over money going to the World Bank and IMF.

June 2, 2009

Using a Reagan-esque signing statement to commemorate President Reagan

While signing a bill to create a commission to commemorate President Ronald Reagan, President Obama issued another signing statement — specifically to limit the role of members of Congress who are appointed to the commission.

May 20, 2009

Including a signing statement with the fraud enforcement act

President Obama, yet again, issued a signing statement announcing his intent to interpret a law passed by Congress in his own way.

March 30, 2009

Issuing another signing statement

It’s beginning to look like that promise to not use signing statements, you know, those unconstitutional, power-expanding tools of the Bush years, was just a bunch of hot air.

March 11, 2009

Issuing signing statements that Obama once called unconstitutional

President Obama issued his first signing statement today, two days after limiting the scope of the signing statements of President Bush. Candidate Obama called them unconstitutional.

March 9, 2009

Reversing his position on signing statements

Apparently signing statements are unconstitutional for George W. Bush, but constitutional for Barack Obama

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