[VRWC_minion]

WHY would he issue a statement and put it on the White House website, saying that he WILL sign it?

Based on that statement I expect he will sign it. But just like the stem cell research issue, Bush found a way to approve the research and protect future unborn. Lets see if he can thread this needle. BB's postings led me to relealize that there are other ways to win this even if the bill is law. Bush is the one to enforce the laws and he can simply state that those parts that are not constitutional will not be enforced.

[FSPress]

Nice idea, what happens in a few years from now when someone else is running the show?

[sneakypete]

Bush is the one to enforce the laws and he can simply state that those parts that are not constitutional will not be enforced.

Ok,I can see your "no real harm" point,but let me ask you this,ok? What happens when Bubbette! is president in 2004,and she decides it WILL be enforced. How clever or harmless will this Bubba-2 decision be then? Will you still approve of it?

[exodus]

"WHY would he issue a statement and put it on the White House website, saying that he WILL sign it?"
- Lorena
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"Based on that statement I expect he will sign it.
But just like the stem cell research issue, Bush found a way to approve the research and protect future unborn.
Lets see if he can thread this needle. BB's postings led me to relealize that there are other ways to win this even if the bill is law. Bush is the one to enforce the laws and he can simply state that those parts that are not constitutional will not be enforced.
# 81 by VRWC_minion
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Bush did not "protect" anyone.
By funding research with federal tax dollars on the embryos already killed,
Bush freed up PRIVATE money to pay for the killing of more embryos.