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State Senate plans to pass measure banning 'Frankenstein Veto'

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Wednesday, December 5, 2007 - 12:23 p.m.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state Senate is scheduled to vote next week on a proposal to ban the so-called Frankenstein veto.

The Assembly also would have to agree to putting the measure before voters on April 1.

The proposal would amend the state constitution to limit the governor's veto power. Currently, governors can cross out words and numbers and stitch together others to create new laws not approved by the Legislature.

Gov. Jim Doyle used the power to increase education spending two years ago, and this year he stitched together numbers in the budget to increase property taxes.

The Senate will take up the measure Tuesday.
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

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mmessmer
Dec 6, 2007 at 5:26 p.m.
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Please explain your comments. The Gazette is merely publishiing an associated press report on our legislators in Madison. If you are not happy with what your representatives are doing in Madison, then let them know. Don't know how to get in touch with them? This web site should help you out. http://waml.legis.state.wi.us/

CIM
Dec 6, 2007 at 2:23 p.m.
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The Gazette and their higher ups won't be happy until everything and everyone in this country believes everything that Fox New spews.

Now if we could just get them to quit the eastside and Craig Cougar bias in the newspaper.

hiredgun
Dec 6, 2007 at 12:58 p.m.
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Obviously, gwendt, the Gazette owners/editors cant stand turn-about. And they carp about the liberal press!

Did Doyle's line-item veto actually raise taxes or did it give municipalities the option to do so if needed?

gwendt
Dec 5, 2007 at 8:11 p.m.
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Does everyone forget the 400+ "crazy" letter & line item veto's that Tommy Thompson did for 16 years? Now,oh my gosh, we have to get rid of it immediately !!!

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