President Obama, shown before signing an executive order on stem cell research, rebuked his predecessor with two actions yesterday.
(Mandel Ngan/ AFP/ Getty Images)
Obama reins in signing statements
President to use caution, memo says
President Obama, shown before signing an executive order on stem cell research, rebuked his predecessor with two actions yesterday.
(Mandel Ngan/ AFP/ Getty Images)
Rebuking his predecessor for the second time yesterday, President Obama declared that he will not use signing statements to disregard parts of laws because he disagrees on policy grounds, but only when he strongly believes provisions are unconstitutional. (Full article: 624 words)
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