OMG! Bush signing statement nixes search for missing Iraq $-2

When I posted the article yesterday, it met with some skepticism, people said show us the signing statement, this is baloney. Well here it is, everyone should go READ it. It
is a signing statement attached to public law 108-106, the law which created the special
inspector general for Iraq. Everybody should read the whole thing. I have provided the link.
Miss Waverly :-)

Title III of the Act creates an Inspector General (IG) of the CPA. Title III shall be construed in a manner consistent with the President's constitutional authorities to conduct the Nation's foreign affairs, to supervise the unitary executive branch, and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. The CPA IG shall refrain from initiating, carrying out, or completing an audit or investigation, or from issuing a subpoena, which requires access to sensitive operation plans, intelligence matters, counterintelligence matters, ongoing criminal investigations by other administrative units of the Department of Defense related to national security, or other matters the disclosure of which would constitute a serious threat to national security. The Secretary of Defense may make exceptions to the foregoing direction in the public interest.
1. Provisions of the Act that require disclosure of information, including section 3001(h)(4)(B) of the Act, shall be construed in a manner consistent with the President's constitutional authority to withhold information that could impair foreign relations, national security, the deliberative processes of the Executive, or the performance of the Executive's constitutional duties.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2889/is_45_39/ai_111737151/pg_2

More smoke and mirrors in this "naming", sounds good, but what it really is is Poison to the Constitution.

If congress is creating a position to provide oversight, then he is saying there will be no oversight if it impacts my office. How does making sure our money is wisely spent, impact on his office?

Difference, the root cause if I may, the one that makes it impossible to work on, let alone solve, problems of any kind, is this ir-rationality. The denial that there are three branches of "our" government. I really think it is purposeful, because some factors use the confusion to their own advantage.

What are the differences between their "unitary executive" and a king?

unitary is defined as "of a unit or units" To me that means 1, and executive of 1 = monarch,

and names use this word all of the time. Average Americans approve of Executive anything.

they wanted an elected representative of the people that would promise to uphold the
constitution and carry out the laws of this country.

Along with the Legislative and Legal as the Constitution sets forth for a government of, by and for the people.

We have an Inspector without any authority to inspect or investigate.

We are Oceania.

how much authority do these things have, they don't go through Congress, just run a search
on these in the Federal Register, there are almost too many to count on Homeland Security.
Why is this, he is a seperate branch, he is supposed to execute the laws, not make them.

these signing statements are challenged and ruled to be unconstitutional then for all intents and purposes they ARE the law of the land. If the officer in charge of executing the laws refuses to do so and is not challenged then the law may as well not exist.

As when Andy Jackson basically told the Supreme Court to go to hell and the "Trail of Tears" was the result today we have Bush telling the Congress to go to hell and we have yet to see what new "trail" awaits.

They are scary things, like Bush inserting executive privileges in routine bills that have nothing to do with the executive branch.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2672508

If the purpose of having a law making branch represent the people is to meet the needs of
our diverse population then how can it be revoked by 1 man's opinion w/o any input of
congress, this is more than an interpretation. This is the makings of a dictatorship.
He said that it would be a lot easier if it was a dictatorship and it is "for him."

Not Change it?

Worse: Now he ends up with MORE POWER....as in making UNILATERAL DECISIONS ...some of which protects criminal activity? WTF??

with everything leading back to him, effective government can't function that way,
the presidents in the past worked with congress to get their ideas through not
over wrote them with memos on top of hard fought legislation.

from DOMINATION/CONTROL/FACISM???

DAMN....

I am most concerned about where the $21B was spent. While most might assume that this corrupt and inept administration simply squandered or stole the money, I wonder if it was used for special operations or projects they might not want the public to know about.

which was to provide electrical service, water and reconstruction for Iraq

and thence to dick cheney.

that's why it can't be investigated.

Contact them and tell them to start covering the story of Bush/GOP coverup of the investigation