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The '''line-item veto''' is the power of the top executive in government, either the president or a state governor, to sign a budget into law while striking out (lining out) certain expense items that the executive disfavors. This is favored by [[conservatives]] to reduce overall spending, but the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held it to be unconstitutional at the [[federal]] level. Many state governors have this power.
The '''line-item veto''' is the power of the top executive in government, either the president or a state governor, to sign a budget into law while striking out (lining out) certain expense items that the executive disfavors. While this is favored by some [[conservatives]] to reduce overall spending, but the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], including solidly [[textualist]] judges such as [[Clarence Thomas]], held it to be unconstitutional at the [[federal]] level.<ref name="NotAGoodIdea">Byas, Steve (March 26, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/28582-trump-call-for-line-item-veto-not-a-good-idea Trump Call for Line-item Veto Not a Good Idea]. ''The New American''. Retrieved March 26, 2018.</ref> Many state governors have this power.
Part of the controversy around the line item veto is in the [[separation of powers]] in government. The line item veto can be used to change the meaning of passages in a law. Vetoing a 'not' can drastically alter the meaning of a sentence. It has also been used to selectively veto letters and make new law - a power that should not be in the hands of the executive branch.
Part of the controversy around the line item veto is in the [[separation of powers]] in government. The line item veto can be used to change the meaning of passages in a law. Vetoing a 'not' can drastically alter the meaning of a sentence. It has also been used to selectively veto letters and make new law – a power that should not be in the hands of the executive branch.
For example, the passage:
For example, the passage:
Which would now read:
Which would now read:
:"A late miler of a free state, shall not be infringed."
:"A late miler of a free state, shall not be infringed."
While many conservatives support a line-item veto in order to reduce spending, a liberal Democrat could just as easily use it to advance left-wing policies. The line-item veto would also give even more power to the [[executive branch]] than it has already aquired.<ref name="NotAGoodIdea"/>
==References==
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== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==
* [http://www.legis.state.wi.us/senate/sen10/news/FrankensteinVeto.pdf Frankenstein Veto - an example of Jim Doyle using line item veto on the Wisconsin budget]
* [http://www.legis.state.wi.us/senate/sen10/news/FrankensteinVeto.pdf Frankenstein Veto - an example of Jim Doyle using line-item veto on the Wisconsin budget]
[[Category:United States Politics]]
[[Category:United States Politics]]
[[Category:United States Government]]