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That's weird, because I remember the Republican party making the line-item veto a very prominent part of their agenda. https://www.britannica.com/event/Contract
by matthewdgreen 3y ago
That's weird, because I remember the Republican party making the line-item veto a very prominent part of their agenda. https://www.britannica.com/event/Contract-with-America https://www.britannica.com/event/Contract-with-America
- lockhouse 3y agoIt’s a terrible idea and a major blow to checks and balances no matter which party pushes it.
- rhaway84773 3y agoAnd yet you insisted on pointing out Bill Clinton, when this was literally part of the Republicans’s famous “Contract with America” manifesto at the time. Just like this tweet complains about the lawlessness when this was used to increase funding for school kids but probably said nothing when Scott Walker used it to lawlessly hurt unions a decade ago.
- lockhouse 3y agoThe horribleness of this idea isn't partisan. If anything, the executives at state and federal level need more checks to their power, not less.