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A president should not have veto power over the budget. Nor the power to pardon for that matter. The country should have learned from Nixon that modeling the
by TomMckenny 8y ago
A president should not have veto power over the budget.
Nor the power to pardon for that matter.
The country should have learned from Nixon that modeling the president as an elected 18th century king is long obsolete.
- the_trapper 8y agoThe President having veto power over the budget is not the problem, the complete lack of any sort of ability to compromise amongst either party's leadership is. Without veto power Congress could ram through all manner of pork barrel spending without anyone to check them.
- esturk 8y agoThe Senate passed the bill 100-0. The lack of compromise is not the problem. The problem is that Paul Ryan is retiring and he refuses to bring the bill for a revote because there's no consequences at all for him.
- TomMckenny 8y agoWith veto power, a president could hold the budget hostage until a demand was met.
- the_trapper 8y agoYes and Congress can override his veto. That's how the checks and balances work.