I'm a liberal and I think these signing statements are great. Since President Bush set the precedent, democratic Presidents will be able to use them too.
First of all, President Clinton used constitutional signing statements more than the Reagan administration, by 105 to 71. DonÂt take my word for it — check out this 2003 study by Professor Chris Kelly of Miami University (see text accompanying note 88). Also, WaPoÂs report today said this about presidential signing statements: ÂThe courts have yet to give them much weight….�?
That is great news. If you want W to rely on precedence of impeached former president clinton, then he should immediately begin to audit each and every left-wing advocacy group and think tank - but only those affiliated with far-left and even progressive-far-left issues.
Where Nixon only contemplated such behavior, impeached former president clinton perfected it.
Signing statements have been around a lot longer than President Bush.
Wadda ya know, a mole........LOL!
Democrat Pesidents HAVE used them--Bush has just used them more.
vaudine
Democrat Pesidents HAVE used them--Bush has just used them more.
vaudine