After threatening a veto, President Obama signed a defense bill that places restrictions on his ability to transfer prisoners out of Guantanamo Bay. However, he attached a signing statement that claims he has the power under the Constitution to override the limits set by Congress in the bill, which funds the Defense Department for the next year.
Obama vowed to close the military prison upon taking office in 2009, but Congress made sure the prison remained open by placing limits on the transfer of terror suspects to the U.S. or to other nations.
On America's Newsroom this morning, Patti Ann Browne sat down with Judge Andrew Napolitano to discuss the action and the use of signing statements in general.