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Posted By berkeley 5 months, 3 weeks ago in Political NewsIs it time to stop endlessly being "shocked" by these yet? Obama, like Bush, argues in his signing statements that the sections of law he intends to violate are unconstitutional. The problem is not that either one of these presidents is necessarily always wrong or that such questions can ever be decided to everyone's satisfaction. The problem is that the Constitution requires the president to veto a bill or sign and faithfully execute it. The time to argue against the constitutionality of a provision is before a bill is passed or upon vetoing it. Such an argument can even be made upon signing a bill. It just can't be accompanied by a declaration of the power to violate the law.
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alakazam5 months, 3 weeks ago
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Nope....not likely.
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If you Love America it's time to start acting like it.
There are a few Congressional shingles that need replacing here in the Land of the Free.
It's supposed to be about We the People.
The President is not above the Law...not this one nor any other.
Flat Fact.
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