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texanshatingbush Donating Member (435 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 10:36 AM
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Need some help on terminology, please !
What is the legal term for Bush's practice of signing a bill into law, but also signing a statement about his interpretation of the bill and how he plans to enforce it?

Thanks for your help !
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JeffR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 10:38 AM
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1. Sorry, don't know the legalese
But I'd call it "flip-flopping".
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sam sarrha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 10:39 AM
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2. Fascist Dictatorship... does that fit..??
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klook Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 10:40 AM
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3. Presidential signing statements
Here's an article about them by former White House counsel John Dean:
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20060113.html
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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 10:40 AM
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4. It's officially called a "signing statement."
I don't know if there's any more-legalistic term for it.
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Hosnon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 11:35 AM
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9. Yeah that's the most "legal" term I've heard for it. nt
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hwmnbn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 10:43 AM
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5. chimpus bullshiteari......
No, not really. I don't know either. :shrug:

They may have to come up with a new legal term for what this asshole has done.
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caledesi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 10:58 AM
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6. There isn't any. They made it up. Bush* Lexicon........LOL
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abex Donating Member (217 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 11:07 AM
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7. the legal term is fraud punishable by a term upstate
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texanshatingbush Donating Member (435 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-03-06 11:30 AM
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8. Thanks for the help and the humor ! n/t
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