Posted on 05/06/2017 5:23:14 AM PDT by Helicondelta
President Trump signed a $1.1 trillion spending bill on Friday, and used the opportunity to attach a signing statement that asserted presidential prerogatives on issues of war powers, marijuana and government spending.
The signing statement was Trump's first as president, and could signal that he intends to use the tool to vigorously defend what he sees as the president's constitutional authority. Through the statement, Trump reserved the right to disregard 89 different provisions in the spending bill.
► Marijuana: The spending law forbids the Justice Department from spending any money to prevent 44 states from implementing their own laws on medical marijuana. Yet Trump said that law conflicts with his constitutional responsibility to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed." leaving open the possibility that his administration could challenge state and local medical marijuana laws.
► Weapons systems: Several provisions forbid the administration from canceling weapons programs, such as the RQ-4B Global Hawk or A-10 aircraft. Another forbids the president from funding nuclear-armed interceptors — a form of missile defense that uses nuclear weapons to shoot down other nuclear weapons. Trump said those provisions "unconstitutionally limit my ability to modify the command and control of military personnel and materiel."
► Affirmative action: Congress has established programs giving preferences based on race and sex in hiring, grants and government contracts. Trump said he would interpret those provisions "consistent with the requirement to afford equal protection of the laws" under the Constitution.
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At first l thought the only reason this POS CR made it through was to get the Heath Bill through the house. The Bill got not a single Rat vote and 18 rinos votes against it. So the CR was a total surrender to the Rats for no reason. Trump should have vetoed it and make the GOPe traitors stand up and identify themselves with an override.
Veto wouldn’t have worked. He’s making the best of the situation that was developed over decades and which has been exacerbated by 8 years of Obama (following the “compassionate conservative” Bush) and the ass-kissing RINOs that allowed Obama to do so many dirty deeds. If you haven’t read the “Bray” post, I suggest you do and instead of just spouting emotions, use a little bit of actual analysis.
Some people not only don’t get that a veto would be counterproductive in the near term and most if not all of 2017 of any agenda, they don’t even understand or can’t accept what a veto proof vote means.
This utter insistence on everything must go your way can be the death of us all and open the door for Hillary Clinton’s return.
SMH, political reality is not that hard. Accept it and deal.
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