i would support it and a constitutional amendment to end earmarksRather than give a line item veto, I would rather see complete transparency on all bills. Make it clear who added what and why. All earmarks and riders should be clearly marked with who added them.
I'd also like to see a way to keep all non-relevant earmarks and riders off of Congressional bills
if a project is worthy and qualified for federal funding, then it should stand on its own and be voted on (up/down)
Agree
There should be a way to submit earmarks by themselves or in groups of similar requests that can be voted on their own merits. To add to an unrelated bill and say "I will not vote for the bill unless you add my earmark" should not be allowed
Totally agree.
Nice to have a conversation without being called as asshole or a partisan hack. Thanks to all on this thread. Good comments and suggestions. We can all play nicely when we want to.