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To: Red Steel

Importantly, the balance in the Arkansas House is narrow, with 51 Republicans, 48 Democrats, and 1 Green. So this means that to override the veto, if all Republicans stand pat, it will still take 16 Democrats crossing over to succeed with 67 votes.


10 posted on 03/28/2013 10:53:58 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Best WoT news at rantburg.com)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

“...it will still take 16 Democrats crossing over to succeed with 67 votes.

And they won’t give up their freebies and lose their next election.


11 posted on 03/28/2013 11:01:34 AM PDT by kitkat (STORM THE HEAVENS WITH PRAYERS FOR OUR COUNTRY)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

No, no it doesn’t, RTFM.


12 posted on 03/28/2013 11:10:49 AM PDT by JCBreckenridge (Texas is a state of mind - Steinbeck)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

“Each chamber needs only a simple majority to override a veto in Arkansas”


13 posted on 03/28/2013 11:11:18 AM PDT by JCBreckenridge (Texas is a state of mind - Steinbeck)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
Each chamber needs only a simple majority to override a veto in Arkansas

Each chamber needs only a simple majority to override a veto in Arkansas.

51 Republicans against 49 crats and 1 communist is a simple majority.

REPUBLICANS WIN! REPUBLICANS WIN!

20 posted on 03/31/2013 9:58:24 AM PDT by metalurgist ( Want your country back? It'll take guns and rope. Marxists won't give up peaceably.)
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