Senators on the Judiciary Committee accused President Bush of an "unprecedented" and "astonishing" power grab on Tuesday for making use of a device that gave him the authority to revise or ignore more than 750 laws enacted since he became president.
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A lawyer for the White House said that Mr. Bush was only doing his duty to uphold the Constitution. But Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania and chairman of the Judiciary Committee, characterized the president's actions as a declaration that he "will do as he pleases," without regard to the laws passed by Congress.
Outside of the fact that this has been public knowledge for quite some time now, despite the established media not covering it, Glenn Greenwald has written a book that heavily references it, I'm glad to see this is a revelation to Specter.
This is just the latest of Specter's feints at sticking up for the Constitution. Whether it's standing up for FISA, or swearing in AG Abu when he gives testimony, he'll give up when his taskmasters give him a dirty look.
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