Bush cites authority to bypass FEMA law

[nam78_two]

use of the mighty signing statements again :eyes:
I don't see a point in a congress any more..he does whatever he wants to do...

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/10/06/bush_cites_authority_to_bypass_fema_law/

Bush cites authority to bypass FEMA law
Signing statement is employed again

By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff | October 6, 2006

WASHINGTON -- President Bush this week asserted that he has the executive authority to disobey a new law in which Congress has set minimum qualifications for future heads of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Congress passed the law last week as a response to FEMA's poor handling of Hurricane Katrina. The agency's slow response to flood victims exposed the fact that Michael Brown, Bush's choice to lead the agency, had been a politically connected hire with no prior experience in emergency management.

To shield FEMA from cronyism, Congress established new job qualifications for the agency's director in last week's homeland security bill. The law says the president must nominate a candidate who has ``a demonstrated ability in and knowledge of emergency management" and ``not less than five years of executive leadership."

Bush signed the homeland-security bill on Wednesday morning. Then, hours later, he issued a signing statement saying he could ignore the new restrictions. Bush maintains that under his interpretation of the Constitution, the FEMA provision interfered with his power to make personnel decisions.

[peace13]

1. Impeachment is too good for him!

[msongs]

2. both parties in congress = cowards and traitors if they don't impeach bush

over signing statements.

Msongs
www.msongs.com/political-shirts.htm

[shadowknows69]

3. Checks and balances

are supposed to keep him from making personal decisions. They're called laws. Holy fuck how did we ever come to this? So Bush is going to install new, useless cronies in FEMA. It is time to do a citizens arrest on this man, fuck you agent mike, he's broken the sacred laws of our land long enough.

[MiniMe]

4. Advise and Consent does not mean whatever he wants nt

[C_U_L8R]

5. Bush asserts his right

to appoint even more incompetent cronies. Geeesh.

[nam78_two]

7. The stupid watching out for the stupid

the corrupt watching out for the corrupt...
criminals shielding other criminals....

Its really like the mafia....this "administration"

[ck4829]

6. Bush doesn't want to keep America safe?