Posted AT 6:00 AM EST on 26/03/08
Presidential veto: The crowning illusion
Technically, U.S. presidents have no authority to veto (Latin: I forbid) legislation that they don't like. The U.S. Constitution doesn't mention a veto by name and provides no mechanism by which presidents can forbid legislation. Rather, it allows presidents to decline to sign any bills, for any reason, requiring that they return the unsigned bills within 10 days to Congress – which, by a vote of 66 per cent, can force the White House to implement them exactly as written.
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