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Originally Posted by n0nsensical
I think there should be a constitutional amendment giving the president line-item veto power. What do you think? Has such a thing been introduced in Congress?
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Actually, there was once - for a very brief time, it was passed in 96, and clinton ended up using it only once before it was ruled unconstitutional by a district judge and then by the u.s. supreme court...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_item_veto ]
It could have been introduced in congress a couple times before it actually passed, but i don't know
elphaba,
unfortunately, it doesn't - I'm looking for a breakdown of it on the net, though can't find one yet...
catcha back on the flipside,
keyshawn