The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Use of Presidential Signing Statements Continues, Criticism Doesn't

Bartholomew Roberts · June 7, 2009, 08:26 AM

Also, I think it misses the point that many of the same organizations that could not condemn signing statments enough when someone else was in the White House are strangely silent now.

Note for example the ABA's language... it doesn't say that signing statements are only bad when abused. It says they are "contrary to the rule of law." The ABA even developed press kits and did news stories on this all through 2006-2007.

However, since 2008, absolutely nothing on this issue from the ABA.

June 7, 2009, 08:26 AM	#4
Bartholomew Roberts member Join Date: June 12, 2000 Location: Texas and Oklahoma area Posts: 8,462	Also, I think it misses the point that many of the same organizations that could not condemn signing statments enough when someone else was in the White House are strangely silent now. Note for example the ABA's language... it doesn't say that signing statements are only bad when abused. It says they are "contrary to the rule of law." The ABA even developed press kits and did news stories on this all through 2006-2007. However, since 2008, absolutely nothing on this issue from the ABA.