The Raw Story | Congressman writes White House: Did President knowingly sign law that didn't pass?
The Raw Story | 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.
The full text of the letter follows:"
posted by grahamhgreen @ 3/15/2006 09:15:00 PM
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Is anyone really surprised at this? An administration that lies to the American people, a president who lies and disregards the law, and who appoints cronies into various positions so that "club members" can profit and do their shady deals--so what's new, or even surprising? I didn't even blink, but then I'm so jaded, I could make a fortune in the jade business. And of course the jade would be green jade, the color of--you guessed it--corporate money.
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