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DNC: Bush Abusing Presidential Power And Putting Ideology Ahead Of
2006-07-28
/noticias.info/ The Bush Administration has repeatedly shown a willingness to abuse presidential power and overstep its constitutional authority. As the Seattle Times editorialized today, President Bush has attached a record number of signing statements to already passed legislation to "expand his powers and cherry-pick the laws he doesn't like." The editorial goes on to write that "his actions display a disregard for the Constitution's system of checks and balances." [Seattle Times, Editorial, 7/26/06] Even Republicans recognize the Bush Administration's questionable tactics. Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) said "he would have a bill ready by the end of the week allowing Congress to sue the President in federal court" over the use of signing statements. [AP, 7/25/06] The Congress is also holding hearings over "how to accommodate the legally questionable NSA eavesdropping program," enacted by the Bush Administration, "by changing the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA." The Bush Administration's program which allows the government to "eavesdrop on the international phone calls and emails of U.S.
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