President assumes power to sign away laws.The idea that, via presidential signing letters, the president of the United States The head of the Executive Branch, one of the three branches of the federal government. The U.S. Constitution sets relatively strict requirements about who may serve as president and for how long. can unilaterally u·ni·lat·er·al adj. 1. Of, on, relating to, involving, or affecting only one side: "a unilateral advantage in defense" New Republic. 2. nullify nul·li·fy tr.v. nul·li·fied, nul·li·fy·ing, nul·li·fies 1. To make null; invalidate. 2. To counteract the force or effectiveness of. whatever bills Congress has passed is outrageous--and completely contrary to the Constitution ("Bush Circumvents Torture Ban," February 6 issue). The fact that Judge Samuel Alito Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr. (born April 1, 1950) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Educated at Princeton University and Yale Law School, Alito served as a United States attorney and a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit supports this idea is--by itself--sufficient reason to reject his nomination. Neither George Bush nor Hillary Clinton should be able to use "'presidential signing letters" to transform--in whatever way they like--bills passed by the Congress. No rational American wants the presidency to have such power. Furthermore, the Constitution does not permit it. Mike Ford Austin, Texas Send your letters to: The New American, P.O. Box 8040, Appleton, WI 54912. Or e-mail: editor@thenewamerican.com. Due to volume received, not all letters can be answered. Letters may be edited liar space and clarity. |
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