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“If left unchecked, the President’s practice does grave harm to the separation of powers doctrine, and the system of checks and balances, that have sustained our democracy for more than two centuries.”
— Michael S. Greco, Immediate Past President
ABA Blue-Ribbon Task Force Finds President Bush's Signing Statements Undermine Separation of Powers
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 24, 2006 – Presidential signing statements that assert President Bush’s authority to disregard or decline to enforce laws adopted by Congress undermine the rule of law and our constitutional system of separation of powers, according to a report released today by a blue-ribbon American Bar Association task force. More »
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