Posted on 04/15/2011 4:04:18 PM PDT by Nachum
In marked contrast to vows as a candidate not to use presidential signing statements as “an end run around Congress,” President Obama released a statement on the just-signed spending bill saying despite the law’s restrictions on “czars,” he will “construe” the law not to interfere with “presidential prerogatives.”
The move is an aggressive power play by Obama to gain an added advantage from the deal struck a week ago between the president, Republican House Speaker John Boehner and Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to narrowly avert government shutdown.
The legislation prohibits government money being spent on four Obama “czars,” newly created positions with far-reaching sway over federal agencies but facing no confirmation vote in the Senate.
However, some of the czars banned in the bill have already stepped down, and it is unclear whether replacements will be appointed.
Obama in his signing statement says the provision in the legislation prohibiting funding for the salaries of the four czars runs afoul of the president’s “well-established authority to supervise and oversee the executive branch, and to obtain advice in furtherance of this supervisory authority.”
The signing statement vaguely refers to an constitutional line that might have been crossed.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
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“, the executive branch will construe section 2262 not to abrogate these Presidential prerogatives,”
It’s my Perogative...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgAlZFX1Rvw
Good to be King........ /s
I hate this man.
Well maybe the pinhead can figure out how to pay for them as well.
Name one time when The Won has ever followed a rule.
Bring back dueling.
Obama rejects Bush’s signing statements
He orders officials to ignore the previous president’s written assertions that raised constitutional objections to legislation. Obama says he will limit his own use of such statements.
articles.latimes.com/2009/mar/10/nation/na-signing-statements10
FUBHO
muzzie’s never tell the truth, never negotiate in good faith, and do not honor agreements
I cannot take any more today! I’m going over to yuotube and watch Danny Gatton and Jerry Donahue. Gotta get my brain offa this cr@p for a little while. Join me!
“I hate this man”
Kind of reminds me of this song....
I never liked you (Rogue Traders)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-rbb0dWHSI
This turd can’t be flushed soon enough..... Looks like Trump will do it on November 6th 2012
In 15 years now of doing business I have only been stiffed by one client. My part of the job went just fine, but he ran into cost overuns on other things and didn’t have enough money to pay everyone. He is a muslim.
A couple years later, after never returning my numerous calls about it, he had the nerve to call me asking for a bid on some work! I laughed at him. He said something like “You can add it into the price on this job.” I told him that may be how YOU operate, but not how I do business. And what makes you think I would even consider doing work with you again?
While it is true that the President has constitutional authority to “run” the Executive Branch, it is equally true that Congress has constitutional authority to appropriate funds to the Executive Branch.
I don’t believe the Executive or Judicial Branches can spend a single penny unless and until the Legislative Branch has given them appropriations (authority to spend).
For example, the Executive has the authority to decide who he/she will hire and how he/she will utilize an employee, BUT Congress has the authority to decide whether funds are appropriated to the Executive for that purpose.
It is one of the “checks and balances” of the Constitution intended by the founders, I believe.
I’m not a lawyer or a constitutional expert by any means, but this is the way I understand it.
Thank you GW Bush for setting this anti-Constitutional precedent.
He learned thaat trick from George Bush..I suspect we will see a lot more presidents ignoring the law
The Obortion is a flaming despot.
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