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Subject: IP: The Imperial Presidency

From: David Farber <dave@farber.net>
To: ip-sub-1@majordomo.pobox.com
Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2002 19:40:37 -0500

From: "RV Head" <4whp@home.com>
To: "Farber@Cis.Upenn.Edu" <farber@cis.upenn.edu>

BUSH REJECTS INTELLIGENCE REPORTING REQUIREMENT

In the latest assertion of executive branch predominance, President Bush
dismissed a provision in the FY 2002 intelligence authorization bill that
would require written reports to Congress of "significant anticipated
intelligence activities" and "significant intelligence failures."

In a December 28 signing statement, the President said that the new
requirement "falls short of the standards of comity and flexibility that
should govern the relationship between the executive and legislative
branches on sensitive intelligence matters...."

He said he would interpret the law "in a manner consistent with the
President's constitutional authority to withhold information the disclosure
of which could impair foreign relations, the national
security, the deliberative processes of the Executive, or the performance of
the Executive's constitutional duties."

See the President's statement here:

     http://www.fas.org/irp/news/2001/12/wh122801.html


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