From The Boston Globe, 4/30/06:
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/04/30/bush_challenges_hundreds_of_laws/
By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff
WASHINGTON --
President Bush has quietly claimed the authority to disobey more than
750 laws enacted since he took office, asserting that he has the power
to set aside any statute passed by Congress when it conflicts with his
interpretation of the Constitution.
Among the laws Bush said he can ignore are military rules and
regulations, affirmative-action provisions, requirements that Congress
be told about immigration services problems, ''whistle-blower"
protections for nuclear regulatory officials, and safeguards against
political interference in federally funded research.
Legal scholars say the scope and aggression of Bush's assertions that
he can bypass laws represent a concerted effort to expand his power at
the expense of Congress, upsetting the balance between the branches of
government.
The Constitution is clear in assigning to Congress the power to write
the laws and to the president a duty ''to take care that the laws be
faithfully executed."
Bush, however, has repeatedly declared that he does not need to
''execute" a law he believes is unconstitutional.
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An impeachable offense. Can impeachment be far behind?
Harry
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