Do we now have veto override power?

[lonestarnot]

[shadowknows69]

1. Not without help I don't think

It's 2/3rd of both houses right?

[MrSlayer]

2. I don't think so.

You need two thirds to override a veto.

[TroglodyteScholar]

3. A big negative on that one n/t

[HappyWeasel]

7. Im sure we come pretty damn close...I know we can break the veto in the Senate on Stem Cell research

[TroglodyteScholar]

8. No, really, we're not --on edit: stem cells _maybe_, most issues not a chance n/t

[havocmom]

4. Not unless we get some of the GOP to break their lock step dance routine

We are not quite there yet.

[William769]

5. Takes a 2/3rd's vote to override. What do you think?

[Rick Myers]

not without assistance

[Rick Myers]

6. not without assistance

[Cobalt Violet]

9. We'll have to work on that and the Super Majority for 2008.

And of course the Whitehouse.:kick:

[Mythsaje]

10. Time to execute leverage...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2647980&mesg_id=2647980

[silverojo]

11. According to Wikipedia....

"In the United States, Congress can override a presidential veto by having a 2/3 majority vote in both the House of Representatives and Senate, thus signing the bill into law despite the president's veto. However, a bill may not be overridden if it is a pocket veto. The veto override is an example of checks and balances."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veto_override

[pnorman]

12. Never mind about impeachment.

Concentrate right now on dismantling this One Party government, piece by piece, and restoring oversight & accountability.

"We" now have the power to set Committee agendas, conduct investigations, and issues subpoenas. A later goal would be restoring the FCC's Fairness Doctrine. That would cut the ballz off those RW screamers.

pnorman

[Turn CO Blue]

13. Amen!

[mom cat]

14. We have impeachment power, and that trumps the veto any day!

[SoCalDem]

15. Um..nope.. gotta have 66 for that..66 SURE votes