White House: Obama's Signing Statements Are Legit -- Unlike Bush's

Daily News @ http://RevolutionNews.US — (WASHINGTON) The White House is disputing any notion that President Obama broke a campaign promise by using a signing statement to ignore Congress' attempt to defund the positions of four so-called administration czars.

The President in the early evening on Friday -- a time notorious for news dumps -- raised reporters' and his critics hackles by adding a signing statement to the resolution that funds the federal government through September and avoids a government shutdown. The signing statement suggests Obama would ignore some parts of the deal, including language defunding the czars overseeing healthcare, climate change, the auto industry and urban affairs. Republicans have long lambasted Obama's use of czars, senior presidential advisers on major issues who do not require Senate confirmation.


But White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on Monday argued that Obama was not breaking a campaign pledge because he never said he would abstain from using them completely.

"He never said he was opposed to signing statements," Carney told reporters at a briefing. "He's always said the President must retain the right to use signing statements. ... Jis concern was with what he saw was abuse of the signing statement [practice] by the previous administration," he said.

During his two terms in office, Bush issued hundreds of controversial signing statements, and Obama on the campaign trail in 2008, slammed him for doing so. In response to a question, Obama said he would not use signing statements and said Bush's abuse of the practice typified his efforts "to accumulate more power in the presidency."

"That's not part of his power, but this is part of the whole theory of George Bush that he can make laws as he goes along," Obama said. "I disagree with that. I taught the Constitution for 10 years. I believe in the Constitution, and I will obey the Constitution of the United States. We're not going to use signing statements as a way of doing an end-run around Congress."

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[MrOne4truth]

Obama wouldn't lie, he is such an honest guy

[jbpnw]

In his own word; watch?v=seAR1S1Mjk

I sure hope you Obama drones wake the fk up. Obama is, and has always been a monumental fraud.

[PapaLuvTLC]

Liers. Cheats. Thieves.

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Our "government" is a total & abject FAILURE! It needs to be retaken by WeThePeople & rebuilt from the ground up. DOWN with the MilitaryIndustrialCorporatistB­anksterPolitical SCUM that are Lying, Cheating, Stealing & KILLING their way to global domination.

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"Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people." - Theodore Roosevelt

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POWER TO THE PEOPLE !!

V4Victory ~ TLC

[SharkTheArdvark]

broken promises will be a factor in 2012. And Cannabis legalization has to be explicit although judging by all those broken promises, obviously no guarantees.

[Phalinex]

@queeniebee121 <--This inbred faggot takes it up the ass for free. Then he slams his goats ass bloody every night.

Stay out of Americas business you disgusting lowlife rat.

[motombocolombo]

@queeniebee121

to make another jfk out of him?

not a good idea if you ask me.

in the end the truth will always reveal.

that´s how i see it.

[xtheangryflowerx]

So does Squealer the pig from Animal Farm come to mind when this guy starts defending Obama and his contradictions? I could almost see him morph into a piggy jumping side to side trying to convince the farm that what Napoleon (Obama) was actually following his original statement, we just misunderstood him....gosh, Comrades!! 4 legs good two legs baaaaaaaaad. ;)

[merlinspower]

I did NOT vote for this Liar! The Joke is on those who Did vote for this "typical" politician. I suggest that all Lawyers, Bankers, lobbyiests, Speculators, republicans and democrat career LOW life pukes not be elected , but rather removed from any position of power in Government. Encumbants need to be tarred and feathered. The national debt continues to rise. I am Not paying. They spent it.. They pay for it. Thats My opinion

[MUJAHID56787]

Revolution, how are you going to celebrate 4/20!?