OK. I would really like to know what happens when a President Veto’s a bill. Now I guess and not before.
The bill is what a President vetoes. When a bill reaches his desk, he either signs it into law, or he vetoes [votes no]. Should he veto it, the bill is dead. Should Congress decide that they want the law anyhow, the leaders of both Houses announce that they are going to attempt to over ride his veto and schedule a vote to over ride. When they vote, the options are, sustain, or over ride. To over ride requires a 2/3 vote for over ride in both Houses. Should they vote to over ride, the bill becomes law without the President’s signature. If either House fails to get the required number of votes to over ride, the bill is dead. To illustrate: If one House votes to over ride and the other House votes to sustain the over ride, the bill dies.