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From: eem@jc3b21.UUCP (Emery E. Mandel)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Line Item Veto at Presidential Level
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Date: Tue, 18-Feb-86 13:38:44 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 18 13:38:44 1986
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This morning I saw a Senator on CNN saying that
if the President got his line item veto, it would
upset the separation of powers and allow the
President to say, "If you don't vote for this
piece of legislation I'm pushing, I'll veto this
program that is vital to your area from the
budget." He said that this would make it
possible for the President to virtually be a
dictator. I can certainly see this is possible,
especially in this country, the way it is now.
But, one has to ask how come there are over
35 governors out there who have line item veto
and who, apparently, haven't tried to dictate
in the manner mentioned earlier...

Line item veto power would, on the good side, allow
the President to have greater control over the budget
which has put us in DEEP debt over the years.

Any ideas?

Emery Mandel

"Gee, sure is warm down here in Florida..."