Chief+executive

Term for the President as vested with executive power of the United States.

August 8, 2005, President Bush signed a [|National Energy Plan] into a law. This plan is designed to encourage energy effieiency and conservation, promote alternatives and renewable energysources, reduce our dependence on foreign sources of energy, increase domestic production, modernize th electricty grid and encourag the expansion of nuclear energy. "The bill recognizes that America is the world's leader in technology, and we've got to use technology to be the world's leader in energy conservation."-George Bush By signing this bill, the government can offer every american better energy and security at lower cost. Tax credits were suppose to be awarded to those who installed energy efficient windows and appliances in their households as an alternative. Without the President signing this bill it wouldn't have passed as a law unless Congress really believed in this issue. He imposed his role to inforce his executive power as cheif executive by doing this. Bush holding the bill after signing it.

[|October 2006], President Bush signed an order prohibiting the cruel and inhumane punishment of terrorist suspects. This order pertains mostly to al-Qaida terrorist suspects who have direct knowledge of attack plans and the location of the main leaders. This order came about from legislation that Bush signed in October stating that military could conduct trials of terror suspects and took away some of the rights that the U.S. guarantees. Bush requested that Congress change the law that prohibits the military to try terror suspects due to U.S. and international law. He also wanted the military to have the power to harsh treatment of these suspects. Europeans have critized the U.S. for it's practices of interogation, however, Bush denies any use of torture. This is an example of how the Chief Executive can make an order but it still has to abide by the constitution.

Bush after signing the bill