Washington, DC—Reps. Barney Frank and Edward Markey introduced H.J. Res. 87, a resolution to condemn the practice of exerting presidential authority to set aside any statute passed by Congress and create a system to monitor and seek redress from the President’s assertion that he may ignore the duly enacted laws of Congress.   According to an April 30 article in the Boston Globe, “President Bush has quietly claimed the authority to disobey more than 750 laws enacted since he took office, asserting that he has the power to set aside any statute passed by Congress when it conflicts with his interpretation of the Constitution.”  According to Frank and Markey, the executive branch’s practice of issuing signing statements has reached extraordinary new levels and tests the constitutionality of this procedure.  President Bush has clearly chosen to ignore his Constitutional oath to, “take care that the Laws be faithfully executed.”