The proper role and scope of government

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

I wonder how Supreme Court Judge Samuel Alito is feeling about Newt now.
Has he uttered the phrase: "Dear God, what have I wrought"

It was Alito, while working in the Reagan administration,
that expanded the concept of "Signing Statements" which in effect
allowed US Presidents to ignore parts of new legislation the President (by himself) deemed as unconstitutional.

Obama has been doing a pretty good job of that.

[Ibby]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Obama has been doing a pretty good job of that.

He has?

here's a list of Obama's 17 signing statements.
http://www.coherentbabble.com/listBHOall.htm

And here's a list of Bush's signing statements - 85 in his first three years.
http://www.coherentbabble.com/listGWBall.htm

Regardless of how you perceive the egregiousness of some - any - of the statements, that's a HUGE gap. What are your problems with Obama's?