line item veto 2
i did some research. turns out we wouldn't need the popular line item veto if we could lose the 1974 budget act. before then presidents could impound funds for pork projects. and they did. often. until nixon's little adventure. now we're stuck with a process that gives us projects funded in perpetuity making government bigger and bigger. fortunately, the deficits are clearly out of control and something has to be done. hopefully, it will be something rational. yeah, right.