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Parsing The Commander In Chief Power: Three Distinctions, Curtis A. Bradley
Parsing The Commander In Chief Power: Three Distinctions, Curtis A. Bradley
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Military Commissions And Terrorist Enemy Combatants, Curtis A. Bradley
Military Commissions And Terrorist Enemy Combatants, Curtis A. Bradley
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Presidential Signing Statements And Executive Power, Curtis A. Bradley, Eric A. Posner
Presidential Signing Statements And Executive Power, Curtis A. Bradley, Eric A. Posner
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A recent debate about the Bush administration's use of presidential signing statements has raised questions about their function, legality, and value. We argue that presidential signing statements are legal and that they provide a useful way for the president to disclose his views about the meaning and constitutionality of legislation. In addition, basic tenets of positive political theory suggest that signing statements do not undermine the separation of powers or the legislative process and that, under certain circumstances, they can provide relevant evidence of statutory meaning. Although President Bush has raised many more constitutional challenges within his signing statements than …