Sentence examples for issued sign from inspiring English sources
Beginning in October, same-sex couples can go to the county office where marriage licenses are issued, sign an affidavit stating they are in a committed relationship, pay a $30 filing fee and receive a certificate confirming their registration.
Presidents have long issued signing statements, but Mr. Bush used them with unprecedented frequency and brazenness.
The president signed the two measures into law, but then issued signing statements instructing the executive branch to view parts of each as unconstitutional constraints on presidential power.
Mr. Obama has issued signing statements claiming a right to bypass a handful of constraints -- rejecting as unconstitutional Congress's attempt to prevent him from having White House "czars" on certain issues, for example.
President Bush has regularly issued signing statements — including on critical issues like the ban on torture — that assert his right to ignore new laws at the same time as he signs them.
WASHINGTON — President Obama has issued signing statements claiming the authority to bypass dozens of provisions of bills enacted into law since he took office, provoking mounting criticism by lawmakers from both parties.
Obama has issued signing statements from the start, and he has just issued another one promising to disregard, as unconstitutional, a restriction on his appointment of czars.
Other presidents have sparingly and judiciously issued signing statements when a constitutional issue of Executive Branch power was in question, but Bush's use of the device far exceeds all of his predecessors in quantity and scope.
His campaign said he would not issue "signing statements that undermine the legislative intent".
He and his successors, including Bill Clinton, began issuing signing statements much more frequently and challenging far more provisions.
Having slammed his predecessor for issuing "signing statements" dismissing parts of laws he had just signed, he is now doing the same thing.
