From what I've read, signing statements basically give the president the power to overrule laws that he doesn't believe are constitutional. One article that we read talked about how President Bush used over 800 signing statements during his presidency including ones that dealt with torturing prisoners and withholding information from congress. Now how do we know that he was being honest the whole time? Were there some things that he wrote off that were actually constitutional and may have had some affect if he hadn't written them off?
These signing statements may be small little things that no one really notices at first but after awhile they might build up and start to have a serious affect. I mean if George Bush alone made 800 revisions, how many might other presidents make? It's kind of a scary thought that one person can have that much power.
I think that if the president wants to make the signing statements like this then he should veto the law and send it back through congress to be reevaluated. That way it's not one man making the decisions like that, it's a lot and they can decide what the affects might be in the future.
These signing statements may be small little things that no one really notices at first but after awhile they might build up and start to have a serious affect. I mean if George Bush alone made 800 revisions, how many might other presidents make? It's kind of a scary thought that one person can have that much power.
I think that if the president wants to make the signing statements like this then he should veto the law and send it back through congress to be reevaluated. That way it's not one man making the decisions like that, it's a lot and they can decide what the affects might be in the future.
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