Legislative branch?

Question

I know the legislative branch makes the laws. In my book it says the executive officer signs or vetos the proposed law. It also stated that the state governors and U.S. president either opposes or supports proposed laws by providing information.

My question is... who is the executive officer? Also can the president sign or veto a proposed law when needed? I'm confused because the president vetod the stem cell research. Was that a proposed law or a funding thing. I'm thinking law, we can't do stem cell research because it is against the law. Right?

Answer 1

The president is the chief executive officer, the executive branch consists of the pres and his cabinet. At the state level, the governors are the executive branch. I believe the stem cell research thing was a bill passed by congress, ie a law. I'm not sure of this though.

Answer 2

We can't do stem cell research because it is against This President's law. After 6 years in office, this is the only bill he chose to veto. This bill had been passed by both houses of Congress, and could have led to cures for any number of diseases. However, W, in his "fundamentalists" beliefs told us it was equivalent to murder. This is in spite of the fact that the stem cell lines were already in existence and will be destroyed anyway. Apparently Bush's love for life does not extend beyond the fetus, as evidenced by the thousands of young American and Iraqi civilian men, women and children slaughtered in Iraq for no just cause.

Yes, the President can sign or veto a law. However, whether it is "needed" or not is certainly open to debate. And yes, W would be the executive officer. The White house is the third Laval of government, also known as the "Executive Branch"