Line item veto coming back

Rekaar. · Post by **Rekaar.** » November 13, 2004, 4:00 pm

http://www.cfif.org/htdocs/freedomline/ ... m_veto.htm

A constitutional amendment granting the President line-item veto authority will help ensure a necessary check on a legislature that is inherently incapable of resisting the temptation to "bring home the bacon."

Akaran_D · Post by **Akaran_D** » November 13, 2004, 4:01 pm

Has the power to be used for both good and evil.
Let it rock.

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » November 13, 2004, 9:17 pm

anti-pork defence

Animale · Post by **Animale** » November 13, 2004, 9:30 pm

The thing about a sweeping power like this is that it will undoubtably be used as a politically motivated tool, i.e. line item vetoing an opposing party's projects, while simultaneously letting your party's projects slide through. I didn't think it was a good idea when Clinton was in office, and still don't today. Let the legislaters decide what is to be funded... that's their job in our system.

Animale

Kylere · Post by **Kylere** » November 13, 2004, 9:51 pm

I am of mixed minds on line item veto, because both sides abuse the system pretty much equally, but if each side is limited more often maybe the end resutl will be a gain for the taxpayer.

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » November 14, 2004, 12:52 am

ROFL!!! Looks like someone's afraid of being called a flip-flopper.