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...if I am not mistaken the line item veto has already been declared unconstitutional.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/supcourt/stories/wp062698.htm

...of course obambakins uses the constitution for toilet paper so it don't matter.




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House votes to give Obama limited line-item veto
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Sun, 12 Feb 12 6:53 PM
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http://news.yahoo.com/house-votes-obama-limited-line-item-veto-002106728.html

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives voted to give President Barack Obama a limited line-item veto authority on Wednesday in a rare display of bipartisanship on bitterly divisive spending and budget issues.

The House voted 254-173, with 57 Democrats joining Republicans in favoring the bill, which allows the president to propose elimination of individual items in spending legislation and subject them to a separate, second vote by Congress.
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(Zim: About time. Article does continue.)


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