June 26, 2009
APPARENTLY HE'S SETTLED ON UNITARIAN:
Obama signs war bill — with caveats (Michael O'Brien, 6/26/09, The Hill's Briefing Room)
President Obama signed the $106 billion war-spending bill into law Friday, but not without taking a page from his predecessor and ignoring a few elements in legislation.Posted by Orrin Judd at June 26, 2009 5:44 PMObama included a five-paragraph signing statement with the bill, including a final paragraph that outlined his objections to at least four areas of the bill. [...]
"Provisions of this bill…would interfere with my constitutional authority to conduct foreign relations by directing the Executive to take certain positions in negotiations or discussions with international organizations and foreign governments, or by requiring consultation with the Congress prior to such negotiations or discussions," Obama said in a statement.
"I will not treat these provisions as limiting my ability to engage in foreign diplomacy or negotiations," he added.
