[Congressman Billybob]

Nope. Not a line item veto, Congress attempted to create that by statute. The Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional. Only a constitutional amendment can give a President that power, which about half of all governors now possess. That ain't it.

Billybob

[terilyn]

Reading your post, and doing a little searching have brought me to the, (possibly misguided), hypothesis that Bush, (with Ashcroft and Olson by his side), will file a suit in Federal Court against the US Congress for passing unconstitutional legislation, (which by their own words today on the floor they admitted to). Ashcroft will announce the suit and Olson will be arguing the side of the Executive Branch.

Am I close?

[concerned about politics]

If Washington can't come to an agreement, won't the issue be handed to the states? "which about half of all governors now possess. "

[Pegita]

Congressman, could you give us a time frame in which "this" might happen? In other words, can we give our ulcers a rest for awhile?

Pegita