Legal Opinion

Drummond v. Beasley

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided June 2, 1998No. 24798PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Per curiam

This matter is before the Court on Original Jurisdiction to determine the effect of certain gubernatorial veto messages returned with the 1997-98 General Appropriation Act, H. 3400, R. 222 and the Capital Reserve Act, H. 3402, R. 223.

ISSUES

I. May the Governor veto sentences and phrases from an appropriation bill when the text being vetoed is not a distinct item, section, or subsection?

II. May the Governor, through the issuance of a veto message, redirect funds appropriated by the General Assembly?

III. May the Governor combine multiple distinct items, sections, or subsections into a single…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. The Pocket Veto CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
  2. Colorado General Assembly v. LammSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
  3. White River Lumber Co. v. Arkansas Ex Rel. ApplegateSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
  4. Welden v. RaySupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
  5. Colton v. BranstadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Rants v. VilsackSupreme Court of Iowa · 2004
  2. State Ex Rel. Condon v. HodgesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002
  3. Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental ControlSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2014
  4. Senate of State v. His Excellency Henry D. McmasterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2018
  5. State v. AddisonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999

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