Is ANYBODY comfortable with this?
Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 12:28PM The Slaughter rule: has it really come down to governing by fiat?
U.S Constitution, Article I, Section VII, Clause II.
Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by Yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively…
Reader Comments (1)
Not at all! I didn't know that this had even been on the radar! GRRRR!!!!
One thought occurs to me though: if those clowns in Washington pass this thing and do it wrong, would that be grounds to have it repealed or vacated either as soon as we have the votes to do it or as soon as a lawsuit can be commenced to challenge it's validity?
Either way, this is NOT good!!