tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18829500.post115265261988340342..comments2023-10-11T10:40:48.712-04:00Comments on The Miserable Annals of the Earth: Executive privilegeDoc Nebulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13052810933464744998noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18829500.post-1152706195277356512006-07-12T08:09:00.000-04:002006-07-12T08:09:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing the link. I'd noted elsewhere,...Thanks for sharing the link. I'd noted elsewhere, previously, that the signing statements were originally used in a proclamatory manner. I believe the example I saw indicated Franklin Roosevelt using one to thank congress for working through a particularly tough issue. <BR/><BR/>I also remember that I saw something (during the confirmation hearings) indicating that Samuel Alito was one of the earliest advocates of broadening the scope of signing statements. <BR/><BR/>At this point, I don't think any of the signing statements have been 'tested', but with Alito on the Supreme Court now, and with the bench leaning in his favor, it would appear that El Jefe pretty much has carte blanche with this stuff. <BR/><BR/>Very, very disheartening to see the delicate system of checks and balances being dismantled right before our eyes...SuperWifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02856384425069616224noreply@blogger.com