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To: stylin19a

I was saying stupid stuff .... you are correct. The house has 2/3 to overturn veto, does the Senate have to have 2/3 also to veto?


1,807 posted on 03/03/2023 3:59:28 PM PST by little jeremiah (Never worry about anything. Worry never solved any problem or moved any stone.)
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To: little jeremiah

it’s 2/3 of each house.
as of 2020, only 106 out of 1,484 regular vetoes have been overridden since 1789, notes the U.S. Senate.

https://www.unitedstatesnow.org/how-does-congress-override-a-presidential-veto.htm


1,809 posted on 03/03/2023 4:30:03 PM PST by stylin19a ("If You Can Read This, Thank a Teacher. If You Can Read It In English, Thank a Veteran")
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