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To: Political Junkie Too

“”I don’t understand... what is there to veto?
If this is simply a resolution that doesn’t pass any legislation, then what purpose does a veto serve?””

Sure glad you asked the question. I read through the posts to see if there was anything explaining what there would be to veto and I sure didn’t see anything so I don’t know what they’re talking about.


11 posted on 02/17/2019 8:27:50 AM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: Thank You Rush
That's my thinking, too.

Congress can't pass a law removing the specific authority that President Trump used in order to stop him, because that would be an ex post facto law. They can only remove the authority from future use. That can be vetoed, and that veto can be overridden.

-PJ

16 posted on 02/17/2019 8:35:41 AM PST by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: Thank You Rush
The 1976 National emergency declaration act contained a provision for Congress to override the Presidential declaration with a vote in both houses. Originally it was a simple majority but the Supreme Court ruled in 1983, I believe, that it must be 2/3rds and the override can be vetoed be the President, the same as normal legislation. So this has already been adjudicated to some extent.

The original time frame is important as this was post Vietnam and Watergate so the law was passed by the treasonous (modern day copperhead) Democrats and signed by Carter. Yes the same ones the deserted the battlefield in Vietnam.

39 posted on 02/17/2019 9:11:04 AM PST by WHBates
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To: Thank You Rush

If I understand it correctly:

When (not “if) the Democrat-controlled House votes to decertify the President’s Emergency Declaration, the Senate will be asked to pass a similar bill.

If (not when) the Senate does not vote to decertify the President’s Emergency Declaration, then the President’s Declaration stands.

If the Senate DOES vote to decertify the President’s Emergency Declaration (Fat Chance), then the President can VETO that bill.

THEN, the Congress can attempt to “override” the President’s veto. (No Chance)

THEN, having failed with the “override”, the Dems can try “impeachment”. IOW, a Dem “suicide”?


44 posted on 02/17/2019 9:23:27 AM PST by pfony1
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