Jim Inhofe: I Think Senate Can Override a Keystone Veto

NewsMax ^ | November 14, 2014 | By Joel Himelfarb

[Jim Robinson]

According to Sen. Jim Inhofe, there may be enough Democratic votes to override President Barack Obama’s expected veto of legislation to authorize construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.

The Oklahoma Republican said that Democrats who survived their party's big defeat in the midterm elections want to keep their distance from the president — so much so that many of them would vote to override a possible veto on the pipeline.

"After the beating the Democrats took, keep in mind we have another election coming up in 2016," Inhofe told WMAL Radio on Thursday, The Washington Free Beacon reported. "There are a lot of Democrats who will not be real excited about President Obama. Just look at the last election – how few Democrats wanted Obama to come into their states to campaign for him."

Asked if he believed Republicans could muster enough Democratic votes to override a presidential veto on the pipeline, Inhofe replied: "I think so."

If all 45 Republicans currently in the Senate voted for the project, they would need 22 Democratic votes to ensure that a presidential veto could be overridden.

[DaveA37]

Hope those same votes are there when the SHTF over amnesty. Odumbo needs to be defanged.

[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

Maybe McCaskill in MO

Maybe Warner in VA (after his close call?)

Maybe Tester in MT

Maybe Heitkamp in ND

[CivilWarBrewing]

I disagree. He used the power of his office to ELECT HIMSELF the second time in 2012. The IRS scandal and their all-out voter suppression of Republican votes by shutting down donations to the Tea Party is one case and point.

They also BLATANTLY LIED about Benghazi and other things to get themselves through the election unscathed..

[SaxxonWoods]

I’ve been thinking this was possible and would love to see it happen.

Veto, override.

We won, Barry.

[DPMD]

He’ll have Landrieu’s vote; before the runoff, that is.

[Sacajaweau]

There are only max 430 votes. There are 5 non voting members.

And if the same number of reps voted next time, they only need 24 more dems....not 39.

And say 13 Dems don't vote....Then we only need 266.

[marron]

You can’t do anything if you don’t try.

If you can overturn the Keystone veto, you can also overturn obamacare. But you can’t do anything if you don’t try.

[Psalm 73]

Oh, that would be awesome!
Obama would be furious - I would love to see his reaction to a Senate veto over-ride - like Christmas in November.

[GoldenPup]

The five non-voting members are NOT included in the 435 count which is fixed by the Constitution.

[Sacajaweau]

You’re quite right.

[Former Proud Canadian]

Friend, I feel for you, I really do. I don’t think a free people deserve leadership this bad.

[Former Proud Canadian]

Furthermore, it could be argued that every close election won by the dems is stolen by them.

How many votes do the dems receive as the result of outright fraud? How many non citizens are voting in California? New York? Massachusetts? Pennsylvania? How many dead people are voting in Illinois? The president is even making jokes about it.

So who really is stupid, the people perpetrating the fraud, or those who allow it?

[Candor7]

Do it!