Congressman writes White House: Did President knowingly sign law that didn't pass?
Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) has alleged in a letter to White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card that President Bush signed a version of the Budget Reconciliation Act that, in effect, did not pass the House of Representatives.
Further, Waxman says there is reason to believe that the Speaker of the House called President Bush before he signed the law, and alerted him that the version he was about to sign differed from the one that actually passed the House. If true, this would put the President in willful violation of the U.S. Constitution.
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posted by EAPrez @ 11:38 PM
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While I agree with the notion that the Bush administration lacks respect for the balance of power, I doubt a GOP official will step forward and declare that he/she informed the president that the bill was not consistent with that which was passed by the House of Reps. I just don't see this becoming a smoking gun, but I would be more than happy to sit back and watch this unfold (and probably evaporate).
Unfortunately, the Democrats lack the control of Congress that the Republicans enjoy today and enjoyed during their multi-million dollar campaign against Clinton. Just imagine what the GOP would have done if Clinton screwed up the Middle East as bad as Bush has, or if he ran up our debt like no other president has, or if there was an allegation that he unlawfully signed a bill into law. Probably nothing.. they're more concerned with oral sex than national security and the image of America.
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