Re: "line item veto"

[Andy <soc40001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sarchasm is hard to detect on the net..."free press"? -- this is a joke,
right?

Andy Austin
soc40001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

On Tue, 7 Feb 1995, John Gelles wrote:

>
> On Tue, 7 Feb 1995, Jim Devine wrote:
>
> > I can't find the details in the newspaper, but I'm sure someone knows.
> > I would bet that the "line item veto" bill that just passed the
> > US House of Reps specifically excludes the use of the veto on
> > lines in the military budget.  I'd bet $100.
> >
> > do I lose my money?
> >
> > in a Vegas mood,
> >
> > Jim Devine
> ------------------------------------- end half of bet -----
> 	Knowing nothing -- I bet you're wrong. No exceptions.
> 	Congress reserved the right to override a veto --
> 	I believe with a 60 or 55 % vote. But I'm too frugal
> 	to go to Vegas or risk more than a buck on a bet
> 	not based on chance.
>
> 	If you win, the bill is even crazier than I
> 	thought. The bill surrenders to president
> 	unprecedented power ... I would not risk a
> 	vote in its favor -- not after more than
> 	200 years. If ain't broke. don't fix it.
> 	If Congress buys stupid things, we have the
> 	free press to make them sorry for it.
>
> 		John
>
>