Reply #16: Now I don't necessarily disagree with what you're saying. There should be reform of the earmark [View All]

process obviously. This is an area ripe for abuse, but the Democratic Congress has halved the earmarks since they took over. There are some things that just can't be written into legislation, can you really detail every little thing that a dept would do with its budget? For matters of moving the wheels of government along, not everything is explicitly written out in statute. This is something that should be brought up in Congress and voted on, not decided by the President solely. That's why he has veto power. The Congress has the power of the purse, and this is a way for the President to curtail that power by his own decision. I think this borders on violating the seperation of powers, but it's one of those gray areas. Should there be reform, of course. Should the President be the one yielding this power alone? I don't think so. That's really where my argument lies.