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ABA Rebukes Bush Over Signing Statements

HeadlineAug 10, 2006

The world’s largest association of attorneys has delivered another rebuke to President Bush. The American Bar Association’s House of Delegates voted this week to call on the President to stop issuing signing statements, through which he claims a right to ignore or not enforce sections of bills that he signs into law. The ABA also voted to encourage Congress to pass legislation that would help put a stop to the practice. The vote comes on the heels of an ABA report last month warning that President Bush is undermining the Constitution by claiming he has the authority to ignore laws passed by Congress. President Bush has issued some 800 signing statements — more than all previous administrations combined.

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