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Signing statements as bargaining outcomes: evidence from the administration of George W. Bush
- Source :
- Presidential Studies Quarterly. June 1, 2012, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p343, 20 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Recent studies have documented how presidents issue signing statements. A president might try to bend policy closer to his own position through shaping how bureaucrats use their discretion to implement a law. Later in time, it may serve as a defense if it shapes how judges decide whether a particular interpretation is consistent with the Constitution. A president may construct more detailed and complex statements when his ideal point is distant from Congress. I test this hypothesis and others using data from the George W. Bush administration between 2001 and 2006. Both the number of objections applied to a given bill and their complexity increase when the president is distant from Congress.<br />A number of recent studies have explored how and when presidents use signing statements to shape the interpretation and implementation of statutes (e.g., Bradley and Posner 2006; Cooper 2005; Kelley [...]
- Subjects :
- Executive power -- Analysis
Government
History
Political science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03604918
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Presidential Studies Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.288290560