FREDO'S IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY

(Hat-tip to Atrios) Glenn Greenwald points out and discusses two articles in the Boston Globe (here and here) that investigate Fredo's use of signing statements to bypass the intent of Congress. What should give a chill to any American is the breadth of these statements:

President Bush has quietly claimed the authority to disobey more than 750 laws enacted since he took office, asserting that he has the power to set aside any statute passed by Congress when it conflicts with his interpretation of the Constitution.

Among the laws Bush said he can ignore are military rules and regulations, affirmative-action provisions, requirements that Congress be told about immigration services problems, ''whistle-blower" protections for nuclear regulatory officials, and safeguards against political interference in federally funded research.

The Globe has a graphic depiction of the enormous increase in the number of these signing statments compared to previous Presidents:






The Globe gives 10 examples of Fredo's signing statements so you can get a feel for how unconstrained Fredo thinks he really is.