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Re: Bush vows to veto children's health care bill ... because it's too costly?
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Originally Posted by jameskc
Pork, pork, and even more pork. The President had no choice. In fact, the liberals knew it would be vetoed and have planned, all along, to say Bush doesn;t care about the kids. Right out of the Democrat play book. Perhaps with the power of a line item veto, Bush could have pleased everyone.
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The conservative dominated SCOTUS deemed line item vetoes unconstitutional. They also deemed it unconstitutional to mandate a balanced federal budget.
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