"As America looks desperately ahead
to the next administration, the current one, apparently, has not left yet. For
instance, last week Congress passed the National Defense Authorization bill for
2008, which controls the funding for our national defense, including wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan, and, who knows, maybe a few surprise countries. Anyway,
this is Congress' right, they're allowed to collect taxes, run the post office,
get their own gym, and, you know, they get to raise and support armies. It's in
the Constitution -- the funding and stuff.
Well, funny story, President Bush
added four, I guess you call them re-interpretations to the bill Congress
passed. I believe they're called signing statements. For instance, they passed
and signed law says you can't use taxpayer money to build permanent military
bases in Iraq, and the president is saying, 'Uh, yeah, no, I think I can.' And
the law they passed strengthens protections for whistleblowers.
Which, I guess
the president is saying he can un-blow. And the president rejected a couple of
other provisions concerning Congress' ability to get intelligence assessments
or investigate waste mismanagement and the reason that he gave was, uh, let me
see if I can find -- He gave no reason." --Jon Stewart
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