Posted on 12/23/2020 9:01:02 PM PST by 11th_VA
With time running out before the end of Congress’s current session, there’s one tool that President Donald Trump could use to block a new stimulus bill without outright rejecting it: a pocket veto.
As Fox News reporter Chad Pergram explains, the name of this veto comes from presidents’ ability to effectively table bills and put them in their “pocket.”
As laid out in the Constitution, if the president does not sign a bill within 10 days of receiving it (excluding Sundays) and Congress adjourns during that time, the bill is considered vetoed...
(Excerpt) Read more at vox.com ...
That’s the best part of this strategy - those items can be overridden by Unanimous Consent (UC) and a signature by the President. Republicans can cherry pick the good things in the bill they want and ask for UC - Democrats don’t want to do that, because they need a big bill to hide all their junk in, to hide from the public. This is almost like a line item veto.
Conservatives can cherry pick what they want passed, and dare RATs to vote down.
She won't have a problem with that. There may be grumbling but if the Republicans couldn't block Boehner or Ryan the Democrats won't block Pelosi. It's all a kabuki theater.
OK so what to the Republicans leave out and what stays in?
...remains to be seen, imho.
... ‘enrolled’...
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They sent it.
He sent it back.
New bill gets to his desk today.(?? GOP will stall and reject)
Staff has tonight (all day?) off.
Work begins again the 26th.
Sundays do not count.
Do Federal holidays count? (I don’t think so).
Jan. 3 is then 5 days or less, depending, and....
A new Congress takes office.
Start all over again.
...Pelosi could lose her speakership for screwing this up.
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In her world, if she loses the speakership, she’s effectively cancelled...or dead.
Conservatives can cherry pick what they want passed, and dare RATs to vote down.
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Almost like running the clock is an equal opportunity tactic.
Don’t forget, come January 5, with challenges to 6 slates of electors, 18 full hours of Constitutionally-mandated debate will ensue.
What constitutes a full work day for Congress? 5 hours, including breaks? Does that then drag this out until January 8 (a Friday)? 9th? 11th?
Without a certified election, is the membership of Congress moot? Does a less-than-complete Congress still allow for legislation to be passed, let alone brought?
Without a new administration, does the present administration continue? Trump has apparently put a hold on transition procedures.
addendum:
I believe the House Ds have vowed NOT to seat the incoming R members.
More chaos.
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