Did Clinton ever want the line-item veto?

[Deja Q]

My mind is hazy, but I thought he had...

[evlbstrd]

1. He actually got it for a while.

But it was ruled unconstitutional. Checks, balances and all that stuff that apparently no longer matters.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Yes and the Supreme Court said no

and threw it out. I think in about 98?

[kenny blankenship]

4. UnConstitutional...for a *Democrat*

let's not leave out the important part.

[ramapodem]

9. But

It was republicans who gave it to him

[zbdent]

10. Yes, but only in 1996, to be in use starting in 1997

but then, Dole lost the election, and the fight went out of the Repukes for keeping it . . . just think of the vetoes that Clinton could have axed from the Repuke rewrite of his budgets!

[wryter2000]

3. Yup, he did

Someone said he even had it for a while before it was overturned (I think by a court). The line item veto is one of those things you want your side to have but not the other side.

[Greeby]

5. Aye, the Line-Item Veto Act of 1996

A group of Senators and Reps took Clinton all the way to the SCOTUS who upheld 6-3 the previous ruling that the veto was unconstitutional

That group was

Senator Byrd
Senator Levin
The late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
former Senator Mark Hatfield (liberal Republican, retired at end of 104th Congress)
Rep. David Skaggs
Rep. Henry Waxman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_Item_Veto_Act_of_1996
http://www.nationalcenter.org/Raines.html

[rodeodance]

6. bush has added a provision on his bill--he would make the vetos--pack-

age them and then send back to Senate. Then senate would have 10 days for an up or down vote. With this he does not bypass Congress which is why the SC struck it down the first time.

[napi21]

8. I know that' what he did, but I'm not sure that will pass muster in the SC

If I remember right, they also said Under the Constitution, it was the Congress that had the authority to dispense $$. I'm sure it will be debated, but I'm not too sure this little bypass will work in the SC!

[MADem]

7. He was trying to out-Reagan Reagan, the whole business was a

triangulation strategy...the old "be careful what you wish for" exercise!

[spanone]

11. EVERY president wants the line item veto. Gives them so much power.