Foreword
The line item veto has long been heralded by proponents as a way to reduce congressional pork, trim the Federal budget, and limit the ability of Congress to bundle unrelated measures in larger bills. House Republicans featured it in their 1994 Contract With America, President Clinton praised it in his 1996 State of the Union Address, and opinion polls showed large majorities of Americans were in favor. On April 9, 1996, Clinton signed the popular — but constitutionally questionable — Line Item Veto Act into law. Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution spells out how laws are enacted. Known…
