"A legitimate function": Reconsidering presidential signing statements

Congress and the Presidency

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-216

  Korzi, Michael J ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79959200419     PISSN: 07343469     EISSN: 19441053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07343469.2011.576222     Document Type: Article

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