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7. A Pocket Veto? I checked this out earlier

Tue Dec 22, 2020, 07:54 PM

Dec 2020

A pocket veto occurs when a bill fails to become law because the president does not sign the bill and cannot return the bill to Congress within a 10-day period because Congress is not in session. Article 1, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution states:

If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a Law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a Law.

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Did Trump sign the Covid bill yet? [View all] Polybius Dec 2020 OP

His new Think Tank is checking over things. Arne Dec 2020 #1

Hell i bet he doesn't sign it until he wants too bluestarone Dec 2020 #2

It will take a while Locutusofborg Dec 2020 #3

The bill has a veto-proof majority in the Senate, so there's that Hekate Dec 2020 #4

He's heading for Mierda-Loco tomorrow. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #5

Why isn't the media talking about this? Sucha NastyWoman Dec 2020 #6

A Pocket Veto? I checked this out earlier Ellipsis Dec 2020 #7

Congress is not out of session. Both houses stopped actually adjourning MineralMan Dec 2020 #21

He has not signed yet. He's asking for more. Laelth Dec 2020 #8

Hmm is that a good thing? Polybius Dec 2020 #9

It might, but not without a lot of arguments in the Senate. marie999 Dec 2020 #10

I could use 2 grand, but I'm not making a deal with devil for it nt sweetloukillbot Dec 2020 #11

Disagree Polybius Dec 2020 #12

Then kiss his ring, lick his boot and bend the knee sweetloukillbot Dec 2020 #15

I'd love the $2,000 but people need help now mvd Dec 2020 #16

I don't cut my nose off to spite my face Polybius Dec 2020 #17

trump doesn't want you to have $2000 SoonerPride Dec 2020 #18

I know, he hates the poor Polybius Dec 2020 #19

Pelosi is smart to call him on his bluff and corner republicans, who won't do it anyway SoonerPride Dec 2020 #20

Argh mvd Dec 2020 #14

He's holding America hostage for his own game playing Baclava Dec 2020 #13