On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:46:01 -0800, Darren New wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Sorry, I was thinking about "signing statements", which Bush has used
>> over the last 8 years.
> 
> Yeah. My understanding is that those aren't really law, but just
> instructions to the executive branches which enforce the law.
> 
> In other words, it's like the police chief saying "We know it's legal to
> have a peaceful protest, but I want you to go out and arrest protesters
> anyway."  He's not making laws. He's just enforcing his own will.
> 
> Not unlike the courts, except that's their *job*.
> 
> At least as I understand it.

That could be - I've not read a lot about it, maybe time to do some more 
reading. :-)

Jim

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