Can the President simply kill most congressional pork by issuing an executive order. The Congressional Research Service is of the opinion he can. Gaius, Blue Crab Boulevard, asks,” Could It Really Be This Simple:”
Mark Tapscott reports that there is a legal opinion out there that says that most earmarks – or at least those not actually attached to bills directly voted on by Congress – could be eliminated by a simple executive order. The earmarks attached to bills by committee reports may not have the actual force of laws
According to the Constitution, a bill must be presented to and approved by both houses before it can become law. Obviously, an attachement to a spending bill that was never presented, much less approved, by either house is not law.
Kill the pork Mr. President.
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