re: #260 Slumbering Behemoth

Line item veto. I know people who were screaming unconstitutional bloody murder when Clinton temporarily had that power, then preformed a complete 180 on the issue when Bush was in office.

Anecdotal, but still true.

Absolutely. That extends to any number of areas.

“Hey, folks, President Clinton is going to data-mine all your phone and computer connections. But it’s for your own safety, and you know he won’t abuse the information. Okay?”

What do you think the response would have been to that initiative? :)