House panel approves line-item veto bill

Congress is moving to give President Bush and his successors greater power to try to weed bills of certain spending, though the new power would pale compared with the line-item veto law struck down by the Supreme Court in 1998.

The House Budget Committee on Wednesday approved by a 24-9 vote a bill to allow the president to single out wasteful items contained in appropriations bills he signs into law, and it would require Congress to vote on those items again.

Under the proposal, it would take a simple majority in both House and Senate to approve the items over the president's objections.

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The new plan modified the Bush proposal to ensure he could not paper Congress with spending-cut proposals and require repeated votes on the same item. The new power would expire after a six-year trial. But Ryan also narrowed the measure's application against special interest tax breaks so that, as a practical matter, few such provisions could be targeted by the president.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060614/ap_on_go_co/congress_line_item_veto_5

I get the feeling these schmo's on the "Supreme" Court today would probably grant the same power to GWB, and then repeal it before Hillary takes office.

I'm sure.

You know damn well if a dem takes office in 08, suddenly these powers will become a great evil that must be vanquished.

Just watch. :popcorn:

From Thursday, June 8, 2006:


Gov. Jeb Bush expected to meet with President regarding line-item veto
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2668040#2668448