Posted on 07/26/2007 11:04:11 AM PDT by Stoat
If he does veto it, with the strong number of yea votes, this would be an excellent opportunity for both houses of Capitol Hill to override the President's veto, further revealing just how much "political capital" he's squandered.
I should hope such an end could be avoided by President Bush realizing what's happening - and that he endorses the bill, but based upon prior accounts and doubts of his cooperation, a veto override may ultimately be where we're headed and will only give Dem's the necessary ammo to finish completely paralyzing the Bush Administration.
If he is intent to veto a bill garnering as much support by lawmakers and the American public as this one, his veto would deserve nothing less than being overridden.
The measure was initially opposed by the White House, top Republicans said, and it clearly puts the president in a box. Bush had already promised a veto of the underlying homeland security bill for spending $2.3 billion more than he requested.
But the White House signaled it would at least accept the added money for the border.
“To the extent Congress supports additional emergency funding, we want to work with them to make sure it is spent on the highest border security priorities,” White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said.
Now, Bush’s GOP stalwarts in Congress such as Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., are poised to override the president’s veto on the entire bill.
Problem with reading comprehension today? lol
The Employment Eligiblity Verification Program (EEV) is an Internet-based system operated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA). The EEV is currently free to employers and is available in all 50 states. The EEV provides an automated link to federal databases to help employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security numbers.
I would have sworn that Malkin was a Japanese name.
Yoi ichinichi o. (:^D)
That is the Truth, if he vetos this bill, he may have just cut off his other leg and moves from “lame duck” to “crippled duck” status.
JWB’s ability to ignore We the People can be simply stunning at times.
He won’t veto a bill he knows has this much support. He may not be a Rhodes scholar but really isn’t stupid.
Oh man, roll out “Kevorkakitty” on Voinovich?
That is just cold man, ice cold....LOL
Are you kidding? Do you know how many hearts she’d be breaking if she were single?
Dead duck would be more like it.
See #44 for an explanation, it is a web-based program used by employers.
I’m not inclined to be very supportive of Bush right now...
But the way I remember it he threatened to VETO the Homeland bill because they loaded it with pork. And he did this because Republicans on the Hill wanted him to VETO high spending to get back some of their fiscal cred.
This was before this amendment. The VETO threat wasn’t issued, to my understanding, because of funding for border security.
That isn’t to state I believe he wants to enforce the law, just that VETO threat is not in proper context.
And, I can’t say I would be entirely surprised if those same Republicans that said they’d support a VETO and have since turned around and decided their cherished their pork too much, voted for this to make it more impossible to VETO the bill. Since they know Americans are still upset about the border.
She already broke mine, she is married with children AFAIK.
No problem ! I’m more prone these days to doing some of the same things. I blame on the first stages of alzheimer’s.
That was before Happy Harrys change of heart.
Reading that something actually passed I think I’m in the dementia stage.
I am intimately acquainted with basic pilot - some of it was developed by people that worked for me at a contractor. It won’t support this - trust me.
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