A constitutional amendment to give President a little more legislative power

[politicallefty]

I don't think it's a good idea. If anything, the powers of the Presidency should be weakened and should be more accountable to Congress. (And I'm saying that as a strong supporter of this President and who is more than likely not our next President.) If we're going to preserve separation of powers (which I am not a fan of, to be honest, as far the legislative and executive branches are concerned), I would rather support reestablishing the legislative veto that was ruled unconstitutional in INS v. Chadha. I do find it interesting that no President has ever actively sued in federal court to try to overturn the War Powers Act (which acts as a two-house veto rather than the one-house veto that was overturned).

[politicallefty]

However, I am strongly in favor of a line-item veto.

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As someone that opposes increasing the power of the Presidency, I am a vehement opponent of the line-item veto. Congress passes a bill as-is, often the result of various compromises between both parties. A line-item veto would upset that balance and tilt the balance heavily towards the party of the President. Depending on the strength of the line-item veto, a more powerful version would have allowed GWB to veto the minimum wage increase out of an Iraq War spending bill in 2007, never mind that it was a carefully crafted compromise.