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It really shouldn't. Read the Wisconsin section of that article to see why.
by tinalumfoil 6y ago
It really shouldn't. Read the Wisconsin section of that article to see why.
- mikece 6y agoAs a Laboratory of Democracy, Wisconsin shows why the line item veto should be "strike the whole item or leave it as is" and nothing in between, otherwise you're empowering The Executive to effectively write legislation.
- tinalumfoil 6y agoThen then legislature needs to be really careful over what is and isn't a full line, otherwise they could end up giving the executive arbitrary powers. If the legislature wants to give the executive the option of passing a law in multiple ways, they can do that explicitly.