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Ohiogal

(32,107 posts) Thu Jan 24, 2019, 03:50 PM Jan 2019

I'm wondering

If Mitch McConnell won't bring a vote to the floor if the president won't sign it ....

Then why do we even have a Congress, if every bill needs presidential approval first?

Isn't that what's called a Dictatorship?

This is infuriating!

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I'm wondering (Original Post) Ohiogal Jan 2019 OP

Congress can override a presidential veto, The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #1

My point exactly Ohiogal Jan 2019 #2

Yes he does. Dems should make it a hard priority to pur as much money... brush Jan 2019 #3

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,888 posts)

1. Congress can override a presidential veto,

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 03:51 PM

Jan 2019

and I think that's what McConnell is afraid could happen.

Ohiogal

(32,107 posts)

2. My point exactly

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 03:54 PM

Jan 2019

So McConnell won't even bring it to a vote .... since if it were vetoed, it could possibly be overridden.

He has way too much power.

brush

(53,922 posts)

3. Yes he does. Dems should make it a hard priority to pur as much money...

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 04:11 PM

Jan 2019

into defeating him. He may have miscalculated how much this shutdown is going to affect the 2020 race. Perhaps he has to run for re-election in 2020, now with this shutdown baggage still in peoples' memory.

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