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To: House Atreides

What about line item veto?? Is that an option??


135 posted on 05/02/2017 8:52:29 AM PDT by JerseyDvl ("If you're going through hell, keep going.")
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To: JerseyDvl
Line item veto was ruled unconstitutional, even if Congress passed a law allowing a line item veto.

Clinton v. City of New York, 524 U.S. 417 (1998)

The other way presidents weasel around the law is "signing statements."

139 posted on 05/02/2017 9:03:19 AM PDT by Cboldt
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