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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo if the House votes "no" but the Senate votes "yes", or vice versa,
does that count as a "no"? Is that how President Obama would interpret such a scenario?
mike_c
(36,214 posts)...but he won't have legislation to sign authorizing military force. It has to pass both houses before it goes to the president to sign (or veto).
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Only bills/legislation are signed by presidents.
mike_c
(36,214 posts)Interesting.
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)I understand how laws work, but I don't know how this works.
iandhr
(6,852 posts)virgogal
(10,178 posts)Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)1-Old-Man
(2,667 posts)Just like a law, the vote on one side or the other doesn't matter, only the final version that both chambers agree on counts. Were it otherwise the President would have no constraints, something that would seem to please a good number of the people here.
gopiscrap
(23,674 posts)will he just take the total combined vote or would a no vote in either house stop the attack.
meow2u3
(24,745 posts)I think the President can take "no" for an answer.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Every time Congress (Senate and House) goes on recess/vacation the House refuses to sign onto the recess resolution that the Senate passes - but they ALL go on an unofficial recess anyway.
Anyway, if the House and/or the Senate do not pass the Syria resolution - Obama will still be free to use limited force, and he can even decide to not use force if Congress does pass the resolution.