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Inslee 2020

hay rick

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4. Very interesting.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Reply #3)

Thu May 23, 2019, 10:34 PM

May 2019

I looked it up and it appears that Washington is indeed one of the few states that allows a line item veto for non-appropriation bills. Such a line item veto can be overridden by a two-thirds vote of the legislature. One practical result is that a governor can rewrite bills with the support of only one-third of the legislature.

I think the risk of abuse outweighs the potential benefit.

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Pow! Bam! Inslee delivers a one-two punch of executive power [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2019 OP

Smart man. Judicious. Keeps to his vision to green the state while keeping the law constitutional. ancianita May 2019 #1

I like Inslee but... hay rick May 2019 #2

They've had a line item veto in Washington for quite some time. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2019 #3

Very interesting. hay rick May 2019 #4

It's in Wisconsin too. BlueWI Jul 2019 #5