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Signing statements are a way to fool ignorant Republicans into thinking that Bush is doing something useful. They cannot possibly offset the plain language of the statutes.

Not only that, but they set a very dangerous precedent for future administrations. "Don't like that bill, you don't need to publicly veto it and potentially watch it over turned, as allowed by our Constitution. Instead, just use a "signing statement" to direct this or that agency or quietly ignore it or interpret it a different way".

They scare the crap out of me, because they could allow a Democrat President to ignore a Republican Congress.

[Iconoclast2]

And the courts would probably give great deference to Democratic signing statements, while declaring that Republican signing statements are meaningless.