Thursday, January 3, 2013
When a Robot Signs a BillBy Brian Resnick Yesterday, the president was in Hawaii but the recently passed fiscal-cliff deal was in Washington. How could the presidential signature be affixed to the bill to make it law? Obama signed it via a robot, the autopen.Here’s a brief history of the gadget. (Did you know Thomas Jefferson was the first president to use it?)


When a Robot Signs a Bill
By Brian Resnick

Yesterday, the president was in Hawaii but the recently passed fiscal-cliff deal was in Washington. How could the presidential signature be affixed to the bill to make it law? Obama signed it via a robot, the autopen.

Here’s a brief history of the gadget. (Did you know Thomas Jefferson was the first president to use it?)

Posted at 5:08 PM 317 notes Tags: autopen bill fiscal cliff thomas jefferson history barack obama robots

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    A Robot Signs a Bill for President Obama
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    “Although Bush set up the legal argument for autopen bill signing, he never used the device to enact legislation. Obama...
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    Why bother with this robot thing? Just hire a Margaret!