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"President Bush has used "signing statements" hundreds of times to vitiate the meaning of statutes passed by Congress. In effect, Bush is vetoing the bills he signs into law by asserting unilateral authority as commander-in-chief to bypass or set aside the laws he signs. For example, Bush has asserted that he has the power to ignore the McCain amendment against torture, to ignore the law that requires a warrant to spy on Americans, to ignore the prohibition against indefinite detention without charges or trial, and to ignore the Geneva Conventions to which the US is signatory."

Paul Craig Roberts

From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CvoC551i2E

Michael D. Ostrolenk, National Director of the Liberty Coalition speaking at a press conference on March 14th, 2006 at the U.S. Senate Press Gallery in support of the proposed “Whistleblower Empowerment, Security and Taxpayer Protection Act”