Presidents have also cited this power as extending to their control of national and foreign policy in war and peacetime.
Today, the President cited the drunken-driving law as a model for combating teen-age drug use.
Still another example: On the one hand the President cites the need for high-speed rail systems for trips of 100 to 500 miles.
Presidents have cited executive privilege in an effort to keep private documents secret, saying that overwhelming need for them must be demonstrated.
Wasn't this one reason why the President did not cite the 14th Amendment?
The President has cited "national security" in exercising his constitutional veto to keep out all four candidates the opposition suggested in the last six months.
The President himself cited it in attacks on the welfare system.
The President is also a born-again Christian and often cites the will of God as his only political guide.
The President cited the need for Parliament to pass "indispensable" budget legislation.
The President cited "the role of the Kennedy family in our national lives."