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Originally Posted by keyshawn
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...
[ 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,
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But the Line Item Veto Act was just that, an act not an amendment, and that's why there
should be an amendment, which being part of the constitution couldn't be ruled unconstitutional. Really I'm surprised Congress passed the law to allow it in the first place. Nice to hear the amendment has been introduced, but I doubt it will pass, nor any other amendment that doesn't involve taking away people's rights.