An Imbalance Of Power
September, 2006
No single act speaks more to the decay of congressional power than President Bush's unprecedented use of signing statements. On more than 10 percent of the bills the president has signed---amounting to more than 750 times---he has claimed to have the right to ignore parts of laws he doesn't agree with. By making such claims he essentially declares himself the judge of his own constitutional powers and rules for himself without any checks and balances. With his signing statements Bush has challen...
