Unitary-Executive

ABA Condemns Bush 800+ Signing Statements Nullifying Oversight

| Importance: 8/10

The American Bar Association Task Force condemned President Bush’s unprecedented use of signing statements to nullify congressional oversight, issuing more than 800 constitutional challenges by 2006 versus fewer than 600 by all previous presidents combined. Bush produced 150 signing statements …

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