The line item veto existed from 1996 until ruled unconstitutional in 1998. Clinton used it 82 times during this period. Bush requested in his 2006 state of the union address that congress grant him the line item veto, but so far no action has been taken by congress to comply with his wishes.
I'm not a fan of Bush, but I am fan of keeping the record straight. On 4/30/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Name a single time he's even asked Congress to consider it. Name a > single time he's ever brought it up as an initiative. Even if we > assume that you're right, he wants it, then that means that > Republicans, as a party, don't. Since if they did it'd be law. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:205899 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
