Fwd: Does President Bush Believe He's Above the Constitution?

[Guest guest]

> President Bush has used " signing statements " to

> ignore laws

> passed by the Congress that ban torture. In fact

> throughout

> his presidency Bush has claimed the power to ignore

> over

> 800 laws passed by Congress.

>

> Remind President Bush that all Americans must abide

> by the

> Constitution>> http://go.care2.com/e/mSS/PF/bst7

>

> A signing statement is a written proclamation issued

> by the

> President that accompanies the signing of a law

> passed by

> Congress. President Bush has used these statements

> to

> indicate which pieces of the new law he intends to

> obey,

> and which he does not.

>

> As a result the President has given himself

> unchecked

> power to decide which parts of the law will be

> followed

> based on his interpretation of their

> constitutionality.

> This clearly violates the very checks and balances

> set out

> by the Constitution's signers.

>

> Already this administration has used over 800

> signing

> statements as a means to nullify Congressionally

> passed

> legal restrictions on his actions. Among the laws

> Bush has

> challenged are a torture ban, oversight provisions

> in the

> USA Patriot Act, restrictions against using US

> soldiers to

> fight Colombian rebels, whistleblower protections

> for

> executive branch employees, and safeguards against

> political interference in federally funded

> scientific

> research.

>

> Let's use this Constitution Day, September 17th, to

> remind

> President Bush that all Americans must abide by the

> Constitution>> http://go.care2.com/e/mSS/PF/bst7

>

> With appreciation,

> Michael Lawley,

> Care2 and ThePetitionSite team

>

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