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Minor 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.
by spikels 13y ago
Minor 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.