Who'd have thought...

We may not have much balance between the theoretical branches of government these days, but those lawyers can be mighty pesky. Right now the American Bar Association is looking into Bush's controversial signing statements, and they may call upon Congress to subject such statements to judicial review.

The other resolution suggests Congress craft legislation to make signing statements more transparent and more accessible. Currently, signing statements are not sent directly to Congress, and they are often ambiguous in their intent. But a law could require the president to write a report explaining exactly how and why he plans not to enforce a law, if he plans not to enforce it, for every signing statement he issues.

Among other possibilities, the lawyers are suggesting that Congress give itself the right/standing to sue the President for not doing his job in enforcing the laws that they pass. That would sure make for some interesting testimony -- real Constitutional nitty gritty. I hope that there are still enough Supreme Court Justices who care about that mouldering document...

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