State constitutions can allow what they want to allow but it only goes for State laws not federal. The fed's have run into this several times in the past. Congress did not like having the Perz make changes like dumping pork off a bill.
Jon On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 10:23 AM, RAY ZORZ <rz...@azcorrections.gov> wrote: > 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/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
