Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
agreed. That should become a law in that instance.
Is there a specific bill he is vetoing? I admit to not completely understanding the pocket veto. My apologies.
Told you so.
And the stupid Republicans will whine and file a complaint. And maybe 5 years from now the SC will rule his actions unconstitutional. In the meantime, the repercussions of his illegal actions will have done their damage.
This is why I believe that the SC is not going to be our salvation from ObamaCare, regardless of how they rule years down the road. It will be far too late to matter. And the Democrats will ignore court orders anyway, because there is never a downside for them to do that.
Congress was referred to as a plural in the times of the Founding. We speak of it as a singular but the Founders did not. Since “Congress” cannot be considered to be sitting unless both Houses are sitting it would be effectively adjourned if one is not. Presumably one House could still be in session even if Congress is not.
If Obama does not sign the bill within ten day it will be law. But we can, no doubt, expect all the dirty tricks and questionable acts he can come up with.
FYI
The senate and the house will have both adjourned before the ten days are up.
This is new?
Um..... the pocket veto can only be asserted while Congress is in session -- they can't present the president with a bill unless they're in session.
The president has 10 days to sign or veto. There's nothing saying he can't run out the clock for 9 days.
As he is not qualified to serve, Obama’s entire presidency is a subversion of our constitution.
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THE SENATE IS IN SESSION ... From thomas.gov:
Floor Schedule
Friday, Oct 08, 2010
11:30 a.m.: Convene for a pro forma session.
Previous Meeting
Tuesday, Oct 05, 2010
The Senate convened at 11:00 a.m. for a pro forma session.
FUBO. Congress is still in session. Can’t do a Pocket Veto with congress in session you NUB.
Jeeez. The cretin breaks the constitution with his very presence. He KNOWS it so feels like he can do what ever he likes because the constitution is already invalidated, and no longer in effect. In a sense he might be right. But that’s just another good reason to put the bastard on trial for Treason.
Very interesting...this...and the subject in the pocket veto. Thanks to all posters.
Hmm....another case for Levin and Landmark Legal?