veto

     

A veto is use to denote that a certain party has the right to stop unilaterally a certain piece of legislation. In practice, the veto can be absolute (as in the U.N. Security Council, whose permanent members can block any resolution) or limited (as in the legislative process of the United States, where a two thirds vote in both the House and Senate may override a Presidential veto of legislation.)

Trivia about veto

  • As a warning to Congress, president James Garfield named his dog this
  • During his 1st term, Cleveland used this power over 400 times, more than all his predecessors combined
  • [Former President Jimmy Carter speaking from the Carter Center in Atlanta] From Latin for "I forbid", it's what I did to 31 very bad bills passed by Congress
  • When a bill reaches the President's desk, he may sign it, do nothing or do this
  • It's how the president rejects legislation passed by Congress
  • It's the 4-letter word for the president's power to reject a bill passed by Congress
  • The Constitution grants the president a "pocket" this
  • In the 17th c. each member of the Polish legislature had this power & could defeat any measure & end the session

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