Dem wants to curb gov's veto power

David Callender reports in today's Capital Times on the proposal by Rep. Spencer Black, D-Madison to amend the Wisconsin Constitution to further limit the governor's partial veto power.

"This amendment would restore a true partial veto," allowing the governor only to reduce spending in a budget bill, Black said. ...

"The veto was originally intended to be a negative power, a check on the power of the Legislature," Black said. "Instead, because of state Supreme Court interpretations, the Wisconsin partial veto now allows the governor, by creatively deleting words or digits, to write new law, to raise taxes or to make appropriations without legislative approval."