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Pardon power competes with governors (at least NY) being able to edit laws before signing them for most anachronistic/dystopian feature of the US state.
by afiori 6mo ago
Pardon power competes with governors (at least NY) being able to edit laws before signing them for most anachronistic/dystopian feature of the US state.
- ceejayoz 6mo agoYou've reminded me of an absolutely bizzare line item veto story. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-item_veto_in_the_United_States#Wisconsin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-item_veto_in_the_United_S... > In 2023, Governor Tony Evers used a line-item veto to extend what was supposed to be a two year temporary funding increase for schools to last over 400 years. https://www.businessinsider.com/wisconsin-tony-evers-400-years-education-funding-line-item-veto-2023-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/wisconsin-tony-evers-400-yea... > Evers was able to make the nearly 400-year-old addition by vetoing part of a phrase that had referred to the 2024-25 school year, by striking a hyphen and the "20." When read together, the legislature's previous proposals for the 2023-24 and the 2024-25 school years became 2023-2425. The WI Supreme Court upheld it. What a fucked-up system. In picture form: https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24773635/bb7f4151_0ffc_4c66_afff_582b7ee6a60c_2023_Wisconsin_Act_19_158_1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100 https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/u...