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Gubernatorial Use of the Item Veto for Narrative Deletion
Author(s) -
Abney Glenn,
Lauth Thomas P.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/0033-3352.00202
Subject(s) - veto , legislature , narrative , power (physics) , embodied cognition , political science , law and economics , business , economics , law , politics , computer science , philosophy , linguistics , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence
Legislative use of narrative, such as conditions and riders, in appropriations bills has become common and has had negative consequences for the executive budget and veto, as well as for the legislative process. Some governors have used the item veto as a remedy. While they have not necessarily diminished the amount of narrative, they have achieved some protection of the executive budget and veto power. Their success depends greatly on the type of legal authority embodied in this constitutional power.