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To: Nero Germanicus

That all depends when this bill gets to Trump before the August recess. A pocket veto would do it.


11 posted on 07/25/2017 2:54:51 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

Congress has had a remedy for pocket vetoes for a few decades now: Congress can adjourn and designate an agent to receive veto messages and other communications so that a pocket veto cannot happen.The Legislative Branch, backed by modern court rulings, asserts that the Executive Branch may only pocket veto legislation when Congress has adjourned “sine die” from a session. Congress usually adjourns “sine die” only once a year, in December (so, twice in any given session of Congress).
“Sine die” is Latin for “without day.” That means Congress is adjourned without a definite date to reconvene.


31 posted on 07/25/2017 4:45:21 PM PDT by Nero Germanicus
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To: Red Steel

They’ll move as fast as possible on this. I know he has 10 days to ride it out before vetoing. If he can time it right he might be able to kill it. How exactly does the pocket veto work?


51 posted on 07/27/2017 9:31:44 AM PDT by wiseprince
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