No. I know it was rejected.

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Post #243,233 by bepatient 2/2/06 9:40:09 AM Reply	No. I know it was rejected. And it would be rejected again, IMO. My suggestion removes the need for it at all. If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. _{Fudd's First Law of Opposition} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #243,242 by Simon_Jester 2/2/06 10:17:32 AM Reply	Agreement....your point is very well thought out. It's a shame that the President didn't offer that request in the SOTU...and instead asked for something that would likely be rejected again.

State of Union speech comes across lukewarm - (JayMehaffey) - (21) - Feb. 1, 2006, 11:49:54 AM EST

I particularly like the request for a Line-Item Veto.... - (Simon_Jester) - (17) - Feb. 1, 2006, 01:12:06 PM EST

Yeah because it's so disrupting to veto the whole bill. - (Silverlock) - (16) - Feb. 1, 2006, 01:46:37 PM EST

Better idea - (bepatient) - (15) - Feb. 1, 2006, 10:21:53 PM EST

I like -NT - (ben_tilly) - Feb. 1, 2006, 11:24:04 PM EST

California ballot measures are like that. - (Andrew Grygus) - Feb. 2, 2006, 12:22:13 AM EST

"If I Were President" - (admin) - Feb. 2, 2006, 08:38:18 AM EST

Point missed.... - (Simon_Jester) - (2) - Feb. 2, 2006, 09:22:43 AM EST

No. I know it was rejected. - (bepatient) - (1) - Feb. 2, 2006, 09:40:09 AM EST

Agreement....your point is very well thought out. - (Simon_Jester) - Feb. 2, 2006, 10:17:32 AM EST

Unfortunately, there are ways around it. - (Another Scott) - (8) - Feb. 2, 2006, 10:32:56 AM EST

A balanced budget is bad fiscal policy - (ben_tilly) - (3) - Feb. 2, 2006, 10:47:11 AM EST

As an absolute, yes. - (Another Scott) - (2) - Feb. 2, 2006, 11:03:53 AM EST

"Balanced over every 7 year period" could work. - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Feb. 2, 2006, 07:02:36 PM EST

I like it. -NT - (Another Scott) - Feb. 4, 2006, 11:07:54 AM EST

Not an item veto - (bepatient) - (3) - Feb. 2, 2006, 11:22:11 AM EST

It mentions, in passing, cases like that. :-) - (Another Scott) - (2) - Feb. 2, 2006, 11:32:16 AM EST

Sure. It does make it harder to do, though -NT - (bepatient) - (1) - Feb. 2, 2006, 01:12:08 PM EST

Not really - (broomberg) - Feb. 4, 2006, 11:50:28 AM EST

I liked the "we're winning" line. -NT - (pwhysall) - Feb. 1, 2006, 03:42:32 PM EST

I can't bear to hear/look at him - wake me for next election -NT - (tuberculosis) - (1) - Feb. 2, 2006, 12:30:50 PM EST

I have to look at him. - (a6l6e6x) - Feb. 2, 2006, 09:04:32 PM EST

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