IT STILL PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE DONE VIA CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT...:

Senators seek line-item veto for Obama (Martin Kady II, 3/04/09, Politico)

This debate is a perennial one with government reformers, but the maverick senators behind the landmark McCain-Feingold campaign finance law believe the timing is right again to push line item veto authority — and they plan to limit this power to just earmarks. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has signed on as the House co-sponsor of the legislation. The three lawmakers will unveil their proposal on Wednesday.

...but it's a good issue for the GOP to run with.

Posted by Orrin Judd at March 4, 2009 10:36 PM