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Bush uses 'pocket veto' to reject defense policy bill

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-12-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Brendan Daly, spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said, "The House rejects any assertion that the White House has the authority to do a pocket veto." When adjourning before Christmas, the House instructed the House clerk to accept any communications -- such as veto messages-- from the White House during the monthlong break.

A Democratic congressional aide pointed out that a pocket veto cannot be overridden by Congress and allows Bush to distance himself from the rejection of a major Pentagon bill in a time of war. In a message to Congress, the president said he was sending the bill and his outline of objections to the House clerk "to avoid unnecessary litigation about the non-enactment of the bill that results from my withholding approval, and to leave no doubt that the bill is being vetoed."

Democratic aides said they have not ruled out any legislative options, including dropping the language on lawsuits against Iraq and sending the rest of the bill back to Bush.

In other words - W kicked your ass again, San Fran Nan

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-12-29 07:57|| 2007-12-29 07:57|| Front Page Top

#2 The sponsor of the contested provision, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., said the provision would allow "American victims of terror to hold perpetrators accountable -- plain and simple."

He must not have got the memo about how there were no terrorists in Iraq until Hussein was ousted.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-12-29 08:05|| 2007-12-29 08:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Congress does pocket pool -

so W does a pocket veto. Appropriate.

Posted by no mo uro 2007-12-29 09:34|| 2007-12-29 09:34|| Front Page Top

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