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Q Under what circumstances, if any, would you sign a bill into law but also issue a signing statement reserving a constitutional right to bypass the law?
WASHINGTON -- The White House did not inform a key Senate backer of whistleblower protections ahead of time that President Barack Obama would issue a signing statement circumventing those provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, according to the senator's office.
When the reauthorized Patriot Act was signed into law on March 9, 2006 after approval by Congress, President George W. Bush issued a "signing statement' stating that he would not feel bound by any provisions of the law that contradicted his constitutional authority.
Once the planning board and the review board consent, the building inspector will issue a sign permit.
By contrast, the Republican presidential nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona, pledged never to issue a signing statement.
In the presidential campaign, the Republican nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona, promised never to issue a signing statement.
But the American Bar Association has called for an end to this practice, and Senator John McCain says he will never issue a signing statement.
McCain said he would never issue a signing statement if elected president and that he didn't believe the president had the authority to violate any laws.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to give abortion opponents a separate vote on that issue, a sign of her confidence that she could clinch the votes without further changes to the bill.
