ProPublica is reporting the Obama administration is planning to reject congressional efforts to limit the President’s options on Guantánamo, setting the stage for a confrontation between the President and the new Congress. The Guantánamo provisions, which include limits on where and how prisoners can be tried, were attached to a spending bill for military pay and benefits approved by Congress late last year. Some administration officials are recommending that President Obama sign the spending bill and then issue a “signing statement” challenging at least some of the Guantánamo provisions as intrusions on his constitutional authority.
Obama Prepares to Defy Congress on Guantánamo Limitations
HeadlineJan 04, 2011