Line-Item Veto
Instead of railing against the court having struck down the line-item veto (April 11), why doesn’t Congress get off its duff and pass a law ending the ridiculous practice of caboosing unrelated riders, amendments and pork onto bills and appropriations. In other words, one bill for each subject instead of portmanteau bills that require line-item strikeouts.
That way, if the president didn’t like a particular single-issue bill, he could veto it without being forced to kill off any tacked-on items that he supports. Representatives and senators would also be able to do the same. And the public, for once, would be able to clearly understand what each bill was about.
Or is that too simple a solution? One that would require our elected representatives to actually be fully accountable for their clearly understood votes?
ANN CALHOUN
Los Osos
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