cj001f Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 I'd like to see what the rules were; i can't find any info. And if the rules were working, why did both parties(?) agree to give clinton the line item veto (which he used like 50 or 80 times before it was ruled unconstitutional by a 6-3 vote). I can't seem to find it either; memory suggests it was something as simple as requiring all riders to be relevant to the bill at hand, so perhaps not exactly what we intend. The President would be unlikely to use the line item in all but the most egregious circumstances - far too much political capital lost by cancelling some senators pet project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 free speach you givin' it? The closest I've been to paying for speach was riding to jail in the backseat of a cop car with an exotic dancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylou Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Line-item veto in and of itself is not the end of the world, IMO, however in the context of this Adminstration, it looks like yet another move to consolidate power under the Executive, always done with Republican adminstrations, particularly so with the asshats we now have in the White House. None of them are to be trusted. Bush and his people are only acting in the interests of themselves and their rich friends. What a sham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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