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In 2005, President George W. Bush (43) asked the U.S. Department of Justice about the legality of using autopen. The DOJ determined it was Constitutional.
"The President need not personally perform the physical act of affixing his signature to a bill he approves and decides to sign..."
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"The President need not personally perform the physical act of affixing his signature to a bill he approves and decides to sign..."
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Whether the President May Sign a Bill by Directing That His Signature Be Affixed to It
www.justice.gov
March 17, 2025 at 5:24 AM
In 2005, President George W. Bush (43) asked the U.S. Department of Justice about the legality of using autopen. The DOJ determined it was Constitutional.
"The President need not personally perform the physical act of affixing his signature to a bill he approves and decides to sign..."
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"The President need not personally perform the physical act of affixing his signature to a bill he approves and decides to sign..."
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Reposted by Johan’s nerdery and politics
Harry S. Truman may have been the first U.S. president to use an autopen. Lyndon B. Johnson was the first to use it openly, and Barack Obama used it in 2011 to extend the Patriot Act. It's a Constitutional problem to declare now, "nope, not legal."
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The Autopen: Presidential Use & Constitutionality | Shapell Manuscript Foundation
Learn about the presidential autopen: the constitutionality of an autopen signature, which U.S. presidents used the autopen machine, and its relevance today.
www.shapell.org
March 17, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Harry S. Truman may have been the first U.S. president to use an autopen. Lyndon B. Johnson was the first to use it openly, and Barack Obama used it in 2011 to extend the Patriot Act. It's a Constitutional problem to declare now, "nope, not legal."
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