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To: madison46
Listen nearly 100 republican congressmen voted for it and 11 Republican senators voted for it. I don't see why its Bush's fault...
182 posted on 03/27/2002 3:45:56 PM PST by marajade
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To: marajade
Listen nearly 100 republican congressmen voted for it and 11 Republican senators voted for it. I don't see why its Bush's fault...

He signed it and he didn't have to. He stated that there were "constitutional issues" with the bill. That being the case, he should have sent it back to the House. At least according to my copy of the Constitution that is.

Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a law, be presented to the President of the United States; if he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a law. But in all such cases the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the journal of each House respectively. If any bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a law.

195 posted on 03/27/2002 4:23:30 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: marajade
Not blaming Bush anymore than the GOP'ers that voted for it. I've posted that given the hand he was dealt by Enron, he actually did some good startegery signing it. No ceremony, takes away Dems issue, once the unconstitutional parts are taken out, the left-overs benefit the GOP more than the Dems.
256 posted on 03/27/2002 6:41:16 PM PST by madison46
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