Questions tagged [veto]
Latin for "I forbid"; is the power to unilaterally stop an official action, especially the enactment of legislation.
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Why is the President allowed to veto a cancellation of emergency powers?
This seems like a major bug in checks and balances, since it requires 2/3 majority in both chambers to override the veto.
Doesn't this give the President power to do anything they wish, as long as ...
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What happens if the border wall resolution veto is not overridden by Congress?
After the veto, if Congress does not overturn, what are the options to prevent the national emergency declaration from moving forward?
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How do vetoes affect re-votes in US Congress?
I would think that a president challenging the will of congress would cause congress to vote differently out of principle but am curious if this is true.
Throughout history, what is the percentage ...
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Can the US states veto Congress legislation?
As said in the title:
Can the US states veto laws approved by the Congress?
For instance, the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 while it gave 90% of the funding from a Highway Trust Fund, however, ...
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Can Congress end the government shutdown without the President's agreement? [duplicate]
Negotiations over the current US government shutdown have, as far as I've heard, mainly been between the President and Congressional Democrats. So far, Republicans in Congress seem to be siding with ...
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How many Republicans from non-Democratic states would have to side with Democrats to override Trump’s veto?
I'm just curious how hard an override of the veto to restart the goverment is?
Let's say the goverment shutdown keeps going, grows less popular, and neither Trump nor the Democrats are willing to ...
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Can't congress override Trump's assumed veto of the temporary spending bill?
The senate unanimously passed a spending bill a few days ago to keep the government funded until mid-February. Trump stated that he will veto it because it doesn't include funding for a wall. There is ...
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How can I access veto messages?
On senate.gov, there is a list of vetoes made by President Hoover:
For each veto, there is a reference to the veto message made. For example, on H.R. 12445, it says:
Vetoed July 11, 1932. The veto ...
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When did Britain last veto or threaten to veto legislation in British Overseas Territories?
The British Foreign Secretary has declined to veto the repeal of gay marriage in Bermuda, part of the British Overseas Territories.
When did Britain last veto, or threaten to veto, legislation in ...
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Limits of Congress’ override authority
With regards to the annual budget for the U.S. government. If congress approved a budget that was then vetoed by the president, could congress use its override authority to approve the budget and ...
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Why have US Presidents not been given the power of line item vetoes?
I have often wondered why there are so many bills that are massive and incredibly complex passed through the Legislative branch. Why are bills stacked together and mashed up with a variety sections ...
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Did a a US law ever come into force through the 10-day rule?
According to Article 1, Section 7 of the US Constitution:
If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same ...
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Why didn't Trump veto H.R. 3364 since he considers it “significantly flawed” with “clearly unconstitutional provisions”?
Earlier today U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed into law H.R. 3364, the "Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act."
Among other things, this law is known for enforcing additional ...
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How long can a vetoed bill sit before congress can no longer use a supermajority to pass it?
In the constitution a supermajority can override a presidential veto. Is there a set time past the motion to veto that congress has to readdress the bill to potentially decide to use a supermajority?
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What is the point of the UN Security council if permanent members have veto power?
It basically makes the UN a paper tiger since getting all of them to agree on something important is impossible.
For example if you consider the Russian annexation of the Crimea wrong good luck with ...
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When is a 60% majority required in US Congress?
I wonder when a 60% majority is required in the US Senate. As I write this I see in the news that Obamacare can be "repealed and replaced" with only a 50% majority because it is in a "reconciliation ...
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Why do the veto power and executive orders combined not make the US President a monarch?
(I generally understand why this isn't the case; however, I ask this question on behalf of others who might not. Thus I write here pretending to have less knowledge than I actually have.)
I am not ...
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Can US ban China from the islands?
Beijing should be denied access to islands it has built in the disputed South China Sea, according to Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson. He did not elaborate on how exactly ...
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The US Congress has passed a restoration of sanctions on Iran; can the President veto it?
The US senate has passed (99 to 0) an extension of the sanctions against Iran. President Obama could veto the bill before it becomes law. The veto can be overridden.
What then?
What tools does ...
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Can an incoming U.S. President veto a bill passed during the lame-duck session?
The period between a U.S. president and Congress being elected in November of an election year, and the start of their terms the following January, is known as the lame-duck session.
If a bill is ...
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Taiwan and the United Nations
Do each of the permanent members of the UN Security Council have veto power over new membership applications? If so,
Doesn't China's veto power mean that it would most certainly veto any membership ...
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Do the G5 countries have veto right in the UNODC?
I cannot find good sources online. Am i looking wrong?
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UN veto power deprivation
Is there any possibility that UN could deprive the Russian Federation of the veto power?
Because of what happened at one of the last UN sessions, I think that Russia was misusing its veto right (and ...
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Did George W. Bush try to alter the power of the presidency by using a theory that had never been implemented? [closed]
I have heard that George W. Bush tried to alter the power of the presidency by using a theory that had never been implemented. The person who told me this fact added that this theory violates checks ...
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In the U.S., is the presidential veto a negative construct?
In the U.S., is the presidential veto a negative construct?
As I see it, it seems to me that that veto is a pure check on Congress, as it does not force Congress to do anything, or, at best, (can) ...
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Why don't British kings and queens veto laws?
I've learned from Wikipedia that the British king or queen has the right to veto laws, but they don't use the right. Why is that? Is it because of tradition, respect for democracy, some regulations or ...
