I gotta go along with you on this one. I view this signing statement thing as being at least questionable, constutionally speaking. Veto, I see in the Constitution, the other I have yet to find.
My question is, why is the President making such use of this thing? Veto the d--- bill and send it back to have Congress remove the offending portion. Does anyone seriously think that two-thirds of the GOP controlled house is going to override? If they did, I would have to question the veto.
IMHO the founders actually did intend for Congress to be the preeminent branch of government. It was Marshall who threw one menkey wrench into that plan. And may Presidents since, who have advanced the concept of the "imperial presidency". The executive branch has become too powerful, mostly because government has become so complicated, don't you know.
Conservatives, on a conservative website, would, I would hope, be more interested in Constitutional questions. There have been many such issues raised in recent times and arguments seem to be much more based on political party and/or religious grounds. All of these issues seem to have one commen denominator, they put conservatives at each other's throats.
WHY?
Considering how this flies in the face of three co-equal branches of government, could you please provide a citation that supports your opinion?
This is more of a pro-Republican website at this point. The argument seems to be "Specter is a doofus." That's about the extent of it. They're worse than Yankees fans.