"thunder" wrote in message
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On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 18:13:01 +0000, NOYB wrote:


Then why not give the President the line item veto? It would cut pork.

Didn't pay attention to the Republicans' Contract With America? The Line
Item Veto Act of 1996 was found unconstitutional. It violates the
Presentment clause of the Constitution.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton...ty_of_New_York


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On June 8, 2006, Viet D. Dinh, Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law
Center, and Nathan A. Sales, John M. Olin Fellow at Georgetown University
Law Center testified by written statement before the House Committee on the
Budget on the constitutional issues in connection with the proposed
legislation.[21] Dinh and Sales argued that the Legislative Line Item Veto
Act of 2006 satisfies the Constitution's Bicameralism and Presentment
Clause, and therefore avoids the constitutional issues raised in the 1996
Act struck down by the Supreme Court. They also stated that the proposed Act
is consistent with the basic principle that grants Congress broad discretion
to establish procedures to govern its internal operations.

The proposed Act was approved by the House Budget Committee on June 14, 2006
by a vote of 24-9.[1]

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