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Law group chides Bush for his signing statements.


"The recommendations that we make are an effort to correct practices that, if they continue, threaten to throw the country into a constitutional crisis"

As the leader of an American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law  task force, Neal Sonnett urged his fellow lawyers to apply pressure to put an end to to destroy.
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See also: End
 the president's use of signing statements A signing statement is a written proclamation issued by the government executive power that accompanies the signing of a law passed by the government's legislature. Historically their main use is for rhetorical or political proclamations.  designed to change the meaning of laws duly passed by Congress.
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Title Annotation:American Bar Association
Author:McManus, John F.
Publication:The New American
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Aug 21, 2006
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