more Bush signing statements that we are paying for today...

[w8liftinglady]

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=65260

Today, I have signed into law H.R. 3010, the "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006." This Act appropriates funds for key domestic programs, including programs to protect America's workers, help educate America's youth, and guard Americans against potential bioterrorism or epidemics. The executive branch shall construe certain provisions of the Act that purport to require congressional committee approval for the execution of a law as calling solely for notification, as any other construction would be inconsistent with the constitutional principles enunciated by the Supreme Court of the United States in INS v. Chadha. These provisions include sections 103, 208, and language under the heading "Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Fund." The executive branch shall construe provisions in the Act that purport to mandate or regulate submission of information to the Congress in a manner consistent with the President's constitutional authority to withhold information that could impair foreign relations, national security, the deliberative processes of the Executive, or the performance of the Executive's constitutional duties. Such provisions include language under the heading "Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, General Departmental Management.

[w8liftinglady]

1. and I will add more as I find them...they need to be reversed by the Obama Administration..

[w8liftinglady]

2. this is an extension of this thread...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=8774513&mesg_id=8774513

[NoNothing]

3. Can you explain your objection?

The statement itself is pretty generic.

[w8liftinglady]

4. if you research copious signing statements..they all have this statement

The executive branch shall construe provisions in the Act that purport to mandate or regulate submission of information to the Congress in a manner consistent with the President's constitutional authority to withhold information that could impair foreign relations, national security, the deliberative processes of the Executive, or the performance of the Executive's constitutional duties. Such provisions include language under the heading "Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, General Departmental Management.


there is a huge amount of information that has been withheld that we are paying for today....effects that are now being felt in many departments...I am trying to find out exactly what the specifics are.

[w8liftinglady]

5. and here are some of the effects...

http://www.wcl.american.edu/hrbrief/14/1palmer.pdf?rd=1

http://firedoglake.com/2010/04/25/bush-signing-statements-withholding-information-to-congress-on-torture/

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07132007/signing_statements.html

[NoNothing]

6. Oh I see

That's basically saying that the President will not actively enforce aspects of the legislation that he believes violate the Constitution. Technically he is sworn to do that anyways.

In any case, Obama can simply disregard them. They have no force of law.

[w8liftinglady]

7. i agree...my concern is...what did they accomplish while Bush was in office-and what needs to be

..undone?

[w8liftinglady]

8. and some more info on signing statements...

http://civilliberty.about.com/od/waronterror/p/imperial101.htm

a long read,but interesting:
THE IMPACT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL
SIGNING STATEMENT ON THE DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE’S IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2008 NATIONAL
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
http://www.fas.org/sgp/congress/2008/signing-defense.pdf

[w8liftinglady]

9. back once more...tons of good info..on all the presidents

[w8liftinglady]

10. kicking for the nite crew...

[w8liftinglady]

11. I have learned so much from this.

[w8liftinglady]

12. kicking for the last time in case anyone missed

[unhappycamper]

13. Some quotes from the chimp:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZj8DDGRq78

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0H8ckkSGOI