Line Item Veto

House GOP Looks To Give Obama Questionable Power

AP | By JIM ABRAMS | Posted 04.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- House Republicans put aside their usual antipathy toward President Barack Obama on Wednesday to give the president, and his successors, ...

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McConnell Plan Unconstitutional... Or Unnecessary

Paul Abrams | Posted 09.14.2011

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Paul Abrams

McConnell's proposal to cede Congressional power to the president is itself unconstitutional for the same reason that the line-item veto was unconstitutional. Congress does not have the power to cede its power to the executive branch.

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Line-Item Vetoes Underscore Need for Reform

John A. Perez | Posted 05.25.2011

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Schwarzenegger's final actions in office were consistent with his conduct throughout his time as governor, protecting the wealthy and powerful while blithely ignoring the values and needs of everyday Californians.

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Jason Linkins

White House Seeking Budgetary Tool Similar To Line-Item Veto

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Remember how back in 1996, then President Bill Clinton was accorded the line-item veto power by Congress for a brief period of time? Those were a neat...

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Navajo Nation Vote To Reduce Size Of Tribal Council

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 05.25.2011

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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Navajos voted Tuesday to drastically reduce the size of the Tribal Council and give their president a line-item veto in the f...

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Sam Stein

Obama, McCain Relationship Back On

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Washington observers are fond of intensely analyzing the relationship between President Barack Obama and the man he beat in the fall election, Sen. Jo...

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