This is ostensibly an article about Obama appointing and keeping "czars." But its major importance is in the area of signing statements. A beloved tactic of George W. Bush, they are a way a President can execute part of a law sent down by Congress and ignore the rest. It is patently unconstitutional. When he was a candidate, Obama said that he had taught constitutional law for ten years and knew it was wrong and he wouldn't do it. But here he is doing it. It should stop.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/15/obama-czars-signing-statement_n_849963.html
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