Obama May Issue ‘Signing Statement’ On Bill Forbidding Gitmo Detainees to Be Brought Stateside; WaPo Places Story on Page A8
The “White House is constantly grabbing for more power, seeking to drive the people's branch of government to the sidelines,” Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.V.) thundered in June 2007 following a report on President Bush's use of “signing statements.” “The administration is thumbing its nose at the law,” Rep. John Conyers agreed, as noted at the time by the Washington Post's Jonathan Weisman. Signing statements made their way into the presidential campaign, with then-candidate Obama telling voters that “We’re not going to use signing statements to do an end run around Congress.” Now three years later, congressional Republicans are concerned President Obama may do just that as regards a law Obama will sign which prohibits transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay stateside for trial. The Washington Post has the story, but placed it at the bottom of page A8. What's more, writers Peter Finn and Anne Kornblut failed to mention that then-Senator Obama was critical of President George W. Bush for his alleged misuse of signing statements (emphasis mine): read more
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Obama May Issue ‘Signing Statement’ On Bill Forbidding Gitmo Detainees to Be Brought Stateside; WaPo Places Story on Page A8
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