C-Span, 8:30, ABA re: Presidential signing statements. nt

[zanne]

[shadowknows69]

1. Thanks for the heads up zanne

kick

[unhappycamper]

2. WATCH IT IF YOU HAVE THE TIME!!!1!

Sorry for shouting, but it was a very good segment.

[shadowknows69]

3. Not finding it

which cspan is it supposed to be on?

[unhappycamper]

8. It's a Washington Journal segment on CSPAN(1)

http://www.c-span.org/watch/cspan_rm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS

(I thought the post was a rerun of yesterday's press conference.)


on edit: to correct my Engrish

[rodeodance]

7. Fein was on Leher News Hour last night (excellant as always).

[livvy]

4. C-Span 1 Michael Greco n/t on now 8:35

[shadowknows69]

5. Got it now thx

:hi:

[shadowknows69]

6. flood the phones DU let's call into this sucker

I have ringing right now.

[The Witch]

9. kickity kick & r

home sick from work today :-(

[The Witch]

10. kickity kick & r

home sick from work today :-(

[shadowknows69]

11. Getting through on WJ will m ake you feel a lot better Witch!

Try to call with me!

[The Witch]

14. Ah, I save my C-SPAN calls ...

When I have something important to say :) Not just "I agree with you"

Might I suggest you ask him to repeat the difference between a veto and a signing statement that he said yesterday.

[Dinger]

12. Kick & R

[rodeodance]

13. Specter prepping bill to sue Bush (signing statements)

Posted on DU last evening in LBN

Mon Jul-24-06 07:07 PM
Original message
Specter prepping bill to sue Bush

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060724/ap_on_go_co/signing...

WASHINGTON - A powerful Republican committee chairman who has led the fight against President Bush's signing statements said Monday he would have a bill ready by the end of the week allowing Congress to sue him in federal court.

"We will submit legislation to the United States Senate which will...authorize the Congress to undertake judicial review of those signing statements with the view to having the president's acts declared unconstitutional," Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, R-Pa., said on the Senate floor.

Specter's announcement came the same day that an American Bar Association task force concluded that by attaching conditions to legislation, the president has sidestepped his constitutional duty to either sign a bill, veto it, or take no action.

Bush has issued at least 750 signing statements during his presidency, reserving the right to revise, interpret or disregard laws on national security and constitutional grounds.

[shadowknows69]

15. I swear they blocked my number since I got through once

I keep getting it to ring but it never connects. Always rings like 25 times and then says "your party is not answering"

[The Witch]

16. I think it's Bruce Fein that is working with him on that

I hope Bruce doesn't realize Arlen is a shill at heart...

[rodeodance]

18. no, it is not Fein--but someone on the ABA task Force--my stream is too

blurry to read the name.

[rodeodance]

17. caller from Utah--says WH always trying to punch holes in our system.

[shadowknows69]

19. The bi-partisan ABA commitee is a tool of the left

ok dude. Cspan cut him off pretty quick to their credit.

[pberq]

26. chalk one up for Specter.

If this goes through it will be a victory for the rule of law.

[rodeodance]

20. caller "ABA is tool of Left Wing" ---te he--(guess if Repug line)

[The Witch]

21. Next caller "he's smokin' some good stuff" to think that

Pfffft! :spray:

[rodeodance]

22. Mr. Greco (? spelling) is his name. He did good at that response.

[shadowknows69]

24. oooh

is this grounds for impeachment. "the report done by the ABA taskforce is a call to all of us......three branches....we want to get everyone back on that track".....Whoo hoo!!!

[originalpckelly]

27. Technically under the US Constitution, impeachment is the only legal...

remedy. To allow this lawsuit crap to go forward violates the "case and controversy" clause. Stupid country!

[Dinger]

23. Impeachment Just Came Up! (nt)

[shadowknows69]

25. ONLY AVENUE AVAILABLE

is the veto. Deal with it Bushie.