According to a new report, Judge Kavanaugh said in 2013 that the president can ignore laws they think are unconstitutional and he defended the Bush administration’s use of signing statements. We already know Kavanaugh would fail to be an independent check on the president. Now, we see why Republicans are trying to hide Kavanaugh’s records from senators and the American people. What else are they trying to hide?
CNN: Trump Supreme Court pick: Presidents can ignore laws they think are unconstitutional
By Manu Raju
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in 2013 asserted that it’s a “traditional exercise” of presidential power to ignore laws the White House views as unconstitutional, as he defended the controversial practice of signing statements prevalent in George W. Bush’s White House.
The comments could put a renewed focus on Kavanaugh’s time serving as White House staff secretary, who had a role in coordinating Bush’s statements accompanying legislation he signed into law. Critics contend that the Bush White House abused the use of signing statements to ignore laws passed by Congress, though Bush and his allies said such statements were no different than the practices of other administrations.
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