on the federal level, line item veto is illegal because a bill is passed by congress to be signed or vetoed. Guess states have different rules.
>>> Jon Harris <jk.har...@gmail.com> 8/13/2009 2:28 AM >>> As does a mandatory balanced budget with a line item veto. Florida is the lowest paying state in the union and both come into play. We survive only on sales taxes. Jon On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > True enough, but given the foolishness pulling in so many directions > at once, a requirement for a supermajority makes sure that a lot of it > cancels itself out. > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 16:53, Jonathan Link<jonathan.l...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > When it comes to politics, regardless of your ideological persuasion, > there > > is no limit to the level of foolishness involved. > > > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 13:32, Joe Heaton<jhea...@etp.ca.gov> wrote: > >> > Our republican governator has been fighting with our Democratic > >> > legislature, and using the state workers as pawns in his games. He > >> > threatened federal minimum wage late last year, and he may bring that > >> > back into the picture come May-June of next year, when they're trying > to > >> > establish a budget for 2010/2011. I'm part of a union that came to an > >> > agreement on a contract in early Feb., and he had his Republican > cronies > >> > squash the passing of the contract at that time, because it limited > >> > members to a single furlough day, and had unprecedented layoff > >> > protections in it. I hear that it may come back to the floor during > >> > their next session, but I honestly can't see it passing now either. > It > >> > wouldn't be as bad if we didn't require a 2/3 majority for so many > >> > things, such as the budget, and the contract thing. > >> > > >> > Joe Heaton > >> > Employment Training Panel > >> > >> I wish the US Congress and all the States had a 2/.3 requirement for > >> budgets and spending. That would kill a lot of foolishness. > >> > >> Kurt > >> > >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >> > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
