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On 6/6/06, Gruss Gott wrote: > Bar group will review Bush's legal challenges > By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff | June 4, 2006 > > WASHINGTON -- The board of governors of the American Bar Association > voted unanimously yesterday to investigate whether President Bush has > exceeded his constitutional authority in reserving the right to ignore > more than 750 laws that have been enacted since he took office. > > Bush has appended statements to new laws when he signs them, noting > which provisions he believes interfere with his powers. > > Among the laws Bush has challenged are the ban on torturing detainees, > oversight provisions in the USA Patriot Act, and ``whistle-blower" > protections for federal employees. > > The challenges also have included safeguards against political > interference in taxpayer-funded research. > > Bush has challenged more laws than all previous presidents combined. > > http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/06/04/bar_group_will_review_bushs_legal_challenges/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:208340 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
