OLC has given this practice its blessing.
Since Pres Obama is out of the country, the WH tonight will use the Autopen to sign 10-year extension of law to ban plastic guns.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 10, 2013
By my count, it will be the 4th time out of over 700 bill signings, that Pres Obama has used the Autopen to sign a bill into law.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 10, 2013
The White House cites a 29-page Justice Dept legal opinion to authorize the use of a mechanical device to sign a bill into law.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 10, 2013
The DOJ opinion from 2005 concludes that "the President need not personally perform the physical act of affixing his signature to a bill."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 10, 2013
It's the 4th time WH used an Autopen to sign a bill into law when Pres was out of the country.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 10, 2013