Posted on 05/02/2017 5:46:04 AM PDT by chiller
No line item veto.
Thanks for the reply, someone had pointed out out a few posts so but I still have the general question.
Can Trump simply sign it but attach a signing statement striking down the undesirable parts?
It’s sad how much this site is becoming a bastion of ignorant, misleading NeverTrump propaganda, which serves no purpose at all except to help the left. One of the reasons the conservatives get nothing done is that there is no loyalty or trust on our side. We turn on our own as quickly as possible. Trump is the best thing that’s happened to us since the 1980s; yet many “conservatives” use any piece of B.S. propaganda as an excuse to attack Trump.
We need to fight for that...
No. Signing statements don't strike sections, they say "will be interpreted ..." and then any deviation is generally stealthy.
That is the definition of line item veto, so no. There have been periodic attempts under various Presidents including Reagan, but this was ruled unconstitutional during the Clinton administration.
Agree.
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