RAWSTORY's Brian Beutler is reporting that:
House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) will be investigating all of President Bush’s so-called signing statements to determine how drastically the president has misinterpreted laws passed by Congress
In particular Conyer's is interested in two widely reported signing statements The first is a December 30, 2005, signing statement in which Bush asserts "The president, as commander in chief, can waive the torture ban if he decides that harsh interrogation techniques will assist in preventing terrorist attacks." and the second signed by the President on March 9, 2006, claims "The president can order Justice Department officials to withhold any information from Congress if he decides it could impair national security or executive branch operations." Boston Globe, April 30, 2006.
Before the last election Republicans complained that if he ever became Chairman Conyer's wouldn't roll over and play dead. I guess they were right.
