Thread: Obama Signs Spending Bill, Breaks Yet Another Promise
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Old 03-15-2009, 07:13 AM   #1
tgraf66
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Default Re: Obama Signs Spending Bill, Breaks Yet Another Promise
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Originally Posted by alyscat View Post
Yes, he has line item veto.
No, no president has ever had the line-item veto. Bush used signing statements as a virtual version of it, but there is no legislative or constitutional authority for the L-I veto.
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