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BumRushDaShow

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11. If the SCOTUS upholds use of this idiotic "pocket recission"

Reply to popsdenver (Reply #8)

Fri Aug 29, 2025, 02:40 PM

Aug 29

then no legislation will be needed for a line-item veto because that does the same thing (although legislation wouldn't get through the Senate anyway). He just needs to refuse to spend allocated funds until the end of the FY, after which it returns to the Treasury.

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TACO Don: ABANDON the world and expect the world to bend to our will. ProudMNDemocrat Aug 29 #1

Still aching for a line item veto... Hugin Aug 29 #2

Congress had passed a line item veto, pushed by Gingrinch BumRushDaShow Aug 29 #6

Don't give this group of Republicans popsdenver Aug 29 #8

If the SCOTUS upholds use of this idiotic "pocket recission" BumRushDaShow Aug 29 #11

Hey !!!!!!!!! popsdenver Aug 29 #15

Have been hanging in there! BumRushDaShow Aug 30 #16

I'll say this for him, Bayard Aug 29 #3

I was thinking that as well. ificandream Aug 29 #4

I'd settle for Perry Mason Marthe48 Aug 29 #7

In all reality popsdenver Aug 29 #9

I bet he is using that money instead for funding his ICE gestapo kimbutgar Aug 29 #5

More likely, popsdenver Aug 29 #10

Trumps gestapo don't like being called gestapo apparently. IcyPeas Aug 29 #13

I'll take those marching orders kimbutgar Aug 29 #14

Inviting China to eat our lunch Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 29 #12