Practice question
Distinguish a genuine condition limited to a particular appropriation from an unrelated substantive rider in a general appropriations bill for purposes of the President's item-veto power. May the President treat every inconvenient spending restriction as an inappropriate provision?
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VI, Section 27, presidential veto, period, override and item veto: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
- Philippine Constitution Association v. Enriquez, G.R. Nos. 113105, 113174, 113766 and 113888, August 19, 1994, main decision, item veto and appropriate versus inappropriate provisions: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1994/aug1994/gr_113105_1994.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article VI, Section 25(2), provisions in the general appropriations bill: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
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