July 25, 2006

Snowjob

Tony says that the ABA criticism of Bush and his ‘signing statements’ isn’t accurate. By misrepresenting the question, of course.

MR. SNOW: Keep in mind -- actually, in some ways, if you've read the signing statements -- because these have been cast as acts of civil disobedience, and they're not. The President does not have the luxury of practicing civil disobedience. The laws that have been enacted must be executed by the government. A great many of those signing statements may have little statements about questions about constitutionality. It never says, we're not going to enact the law. Furthermore, quite often, there are suggestions about ways to proceed that would be absolutely consistent with the congressional intent, and at the same time, consistent with the White House's views of the constitutional rights and privileges of the executive branch.

Of course they don’t say they’re not going to enact the law. What they say is that the president is not bound by the law.

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