"The Pooka MacPhellimey, a member of the devil class, sat in his hut in the middle of a firwood meditating on the nature of the numerals and segregating in his mind the odd ones from the even. He was seated at his diptych or ancient two-leaved hinged writing-table with inner sides waxed."
~ Flann O'Brien
~ Flann O'Brien
Pictures!
de Selby
Rorschach
Better Stuff
"I think that may be the saddest comment on Democratic Party failure yet, even including the advancement of the Cheney torture regime. Not because it's worse morally, but because the opportunity to educate people and obtain their support for progressive economics was practically laid at their feet and they whiffed."Digby's Hullabaloo
"...one can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs, burning the crockery, setting the kitchen on fire, firebombing the restaurant and summarily executing the survivors."
~Fafblog!
My new favorite!
~Hyperbole and a Half!
Any Random Blog
Agonist
Axis of Evel Knievel
BlackBoxVoting
Black Commentator
Bouphonia
By Neddie Jingo!
Chase me ladies,
Creek Running North
I Blame the Patriarchy
If Charlie Parker...
Mahablog
Opinions You Should Have
Sisyphus Shrugged
(alas...)
Memory Hole
nonist, the
Pops' Bucket
More of the same
Older Stuff
Search Diptych
Subscribe
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Presidential Signing Statements
I am not a lawyer, but I'm a native English speaker, and I'm at a loss to understand what the heck Presidential "signing statements" are supposed to do.
The Constitution of the United States
Article I [The Legislative Branch]
Section 7
(...)
Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a law, be presented to the President of the United States; if he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a law.
(...)
Article II [The Presidency]
Section 3
(...)
he [the President] shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed
(...)
The US Constitution is full of vague language, which can be interpreted in creative ways, but this is dead straight. If the President signs a bill into law, he approves it. If he doesn't like it, he can veto, but if it becomes law, it's LAW (unless the Supremes say it's not Constitutional, but that's another issue), and the President is bound by his oath of office to execute it.
What's hard about this? It's incredible that people stand still for this kind of tyrannical horseshit.
- posted by de Selby @ 7:00 PM
