OT: Signing statements

[fedupinBushcountry]

Reading these will make you want to scream, I can see why he stated why it would be so much easier to be a dictator because in reality that is what he thinks he is.

These are just from ('04 election year)

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/signingstatements.php?year=2004&Submit=DISPLAY

George W. Bush January 23rd, 2004 Statement on Signing the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004
George W. Bush February 24th, 2004 Statement on Signing the NASA Flexibility Act of 2004
George W. Bush April 5th, 2004 Statement on Signing Legislation on Amendments to the Mexico-United States Agreement on the Border Environment Cooperation Commission and the North American Development Bank
George W. Bush April 13th, 2004 Statement on Signing Legislation To Provide for the Conveyance to the Utrok Atoll Local Government of a Decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ship, and for Other Purposes
George W. Bush June 14th, 2004 Statement on Signing Legislation To Address the Participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization
George W. Bush July 2nd, 2004 Statement on Signing Legislation To Provide for the Transfer of the Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex
George W. Bush August 5th, 2004 Statement on Signing the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005
George W. Bush August 9th, 2004 Statement on Signing the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004
George W. Bush October 13th, 2004 Statement on Signing the Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005
George W. Bush October 18th, 2004 Statement on Signing the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005
George W. Bush October 18th, 2004 Statement on Signing the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005
George W. Bush October 18th, 2004 Statement on Signing the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004
George W. Bush October 20th, 2004 Statement on Signing the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004
George W. Bush October 28th, 2004 Statement on Signing the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005
George W. Bush October 29th, 2004 Statement on Signing the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005
George W. Bush November 30th, 2004 Statement on Signing the Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 2004
George W. Bush December 3rd, 2004 Statement on Signing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
George W. Bush December 3rd, 2004 Statement on Signing the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004
George W. Bush December 8th, 2004 Statement on Signing the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
George W. Bush December 10th, 2004 Statement on Signing the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004
George W. Bush December 17th, 2004 Statement on Signing the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
George W. Bush December 21st, 2004 Statement on Signing the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004
George W. Bush December 23rd, 2004 Statement on Signing the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005
George W. Bush December 23rd, 2004 Statement on Signing Communications Legislation
George W. Bush December 23rd, 2004 Statement on Signing the Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004

[karynnj]

1. Wow, what a list

I wonder if most people are aware of this even now. It also seems they are heavilly weighted to the end of the year, starting in the last 3 weeks of the campaign. (likely because it's complicated enough that unless the change was very significant and controversial - Kerry couldn't make it an issue. (Also, you couldn't point to a pattern yet.)

He is a dictator.

[ProSense]

2. Holly cow!

Statement on Signing the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005
August 5th, 2004


Was this the signing statement to steal all the money?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2747394&mesg_id=2747394

[fedupinBushcountry]

delete dupe

[fedupinBushcountry]

delete double dupe arrrgh

[fedupinBushcountry]

3. Signing statement on the IWR

The debate over this resolution in the Congress was in the finest traditions of American democracy. There is no social or political force greater than a free people united in a common and compelling objective. It is for that reason that I sought an additional resolution of support from the Congress to use force against Iraq, should force become necessary. While I appreciate receiving that support, my request for it did not, and my signing this resolution does not, constitute any change in the long-standing positions of the executive branch on either the President's constitutional authority to use force to deter, prevent, or respond to aggression or other threats to U.S. interests or on the constitutionality of the War Powers Resolution. On the important question of the threat posed by Iraq, however, the views and goals of the Congress, as expressed in H.J. Res. 114 and previous congressional resolutions and enactments, and those of the President are the same.

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=64386

This tells me that no matter what the resolution said he was going to do what he wanted to do.

[ProSense]

4. Bingo! Great (super) find! n/t

[TayTay]

5. Bush is a monstrous dictator

And now he wants to go to war with Iran. They are using the same gameplan they used to advance the war with Iraq. They are using Israel to 'soften up' Hezbollah and try and provoke an incident so bad that the US will have to go against Tehran.

The problem for them is: Bush's approval rating this year is around 36%. At the time of the IWR it was 60% which enabled him to get away with this bullshit. And Hezbollah is not rolling over. Unfortunately for the world, they have learned how to fight and are not proving to be an easy enemy.

Bastard. The Founding Fathers and Mothers of this nation would roll over in their graves and vomit if they saw what this POS does on a daily basis. He is a disgrace to this nation and the values we hold, he is a disgrace to anyone of the Christian faith the believes in 'blessed are the peacemakers' and he is a disgrace as a human being.