{"id":1604,"date":"2007-05-03T10:43:40","date_gmt":"2007-05-03T16:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=1604"},"modified":"2017-05-21T00:28:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T06:28:47","slug":"bushs-illegal-use-of-signing-statements-is-impeachment-reason-no-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/05\/bushs-illegal-use-of-signing-statements-is-impeachment-reason-no-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Bush&#8217;s Illegal Use of Signing Statements is Impeachment Reason No. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/sign.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/sign.thumbnail.jpg\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>By David Chard, opednews.com<\/p>\n<p>In a Pulitzer Prize-winning article in the Boston Globe, Charlie Savage courageously published details of Bush&#8217;s outrageous &#8220;signing statements&#8221; added to new legislation. As you can see from the examples quoted from Savage&#8217;s story(Boston Globe, April 30, 2007) below, the intention of each statement is to allow an &#8220;executive loophole&#8221; whereby &#8220;the W&#8221; can essentially ignore the effect of the legislation. In other words, Bush has been assuming the powers of a dictator, ruling by decree, under our noses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_david_ch_070502_bush_s_illegal_use_o.htm\">(Original Article)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David Chard, opednews.com In a Pulitzer Prize-winning article in the Boston Globe, Charlie Savage courageously published details of Bush&#8217;s outrageous &#8220;signing statements&#8221; added to new legislation. 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