Signing Statement
Signing Statement
What is signing statement?
A signing statement is a written declaration issued by the President of the United States upon the signing of a bill into law. The practice precedes the Bush administration, however, and has since been continued by the Obama administration. It is a written comment issued by a President at the time of signing government. Often, the signing statement may be one that suggests the law interferes with the Executive powers of the President and thus may be applied only as needed.
The signing statement is in general applied in one of three ways. It may include a argument that the law violates the constitutionally determined powers of the executive branch. It would also allow the House of Representatives or the Senate to object to the signing statement of a President, and if necessary, sue for the statement to be declared unconstitutional. This is less a partisan issue and more simply an interpretive issue regarding the extent of the political power held by any one branch of the government.
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