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Not to be a double downer, I don't see the current president signing anything that would limit executive power so it would take 2/3rds of both houses to overrid
by ericcumbee 11y ago
Not to be a double downer, I don't see the current president signing anything that would limit executive power so it would take 2/3rds of both houses to override a veto.
- gknoy 11y agoI concur, with the slight modification: s/current/any/; Not only that, but any bill that successfully passed could, given past history by several presidents, be effectively ignored via executive order.
- AnimalMuppet 11y agoThat one's easy to get around. Congress does budgets. If Congress has backbone (but not 2/3 majority backbone), they can pass a budget that de-funds NSA to whatever degree desired. The president can veto it. But then there's no budget, so there's still no money for the NSA...
- ericcumbee 11y agoThe easy part is that would take only 1/2 of one chamber. the hard part is forcing a government shutdown is risky business, and maintaining the resolve of the caucus becomes more difficult the longer one drags on.
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- Karunamon 11y agoAnd whoever's opposed to it can easily spin the action as a reckless disregard for America's security. (Nevermind I think the NSA could disappear tomorrow in a puff of logic and nobody would be the worse..)