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One of the best School House Rocks videos ever is "I'm Just a Bill." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyeJ55o3El0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyeJ55o3El0 Ther
by adestefan 13y ago
One of the best School House Rocks videos ever is "I'm Just a Bill." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyeJ55o3El0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyeJ55o3El0
There are two things missing:
1. Congress can override a Presidential veto with a vote a two-thirds majority in the both chambers.
2. The President can also let a Bill sit for 11 or 12 days (it's really 10, but Sundays don't count.) At that point it becomes law without the President's signature.
- spikels 13y agoMinor correction that is not particularly meaningful here: 2. The President can also let a Bill sit for 11 or 12 days (it's really 10, but Sundays don't count.) At that point it becomes law without the President's signature UNLESS CONGRESS ADJORNS DURING THIS PERIOD, THEN IT DOES NOT BECOME LAW (KNOWN AS A "POCKET VETO"). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_veto http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_veto
- adestefan 13y agoAt this point a pocket veto only occurs at the end of a full Congressional session since Congress basically stays in pro forma session year round.