2006-11-19 02:29:07 · 8 answers · asked by hawthorne_sk 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
A pocket veto is a legislative maneuver in American federal lawmaking. The U.S. Constitution requires the President to sign or veto any legislation placed on his desk within ten days (not including Sundays). If he does not, then it becomes law by default.
The one exception to this rule is if Congress adjourns before the ten days are up and the President does not sign the bill. In such a case, the bill does not become law; it is effectively, if not actually, vetoed. If the President does sign the bill, then it does become law.
Ignoring legislation, or "putting a bill in one's pocket" until Congress adjourns is thus called a pocket veto. Since Congress cannot vote while in adjournment, a pocket veto cannot be overridden.
2006-11-19 02:32:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 14⤊ 2⤋
A President can veto the bill (formal rejection of legislation by chief executive) and it returns to Congress to be reconstructed. Or he/she can NOT sign a bill and keep it for up to ten days, and if Congress is in session the bill becomes law without the President's signature. He/she can also pocket veto it, which is not signing it and keeping it, and if Congress is NOT in session the bill does NOT become a law.
Or there can be a line-item veto in which the President vetoes certain parts of the bill, saying what he/she WILL support and enforce.
2006-11-19 02:42:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
The refusal to neither sign nor officially veto a bill is a term called a 'pocket veto' This is an effective tool that requires the process to start anew from introduction to debate/committee to passage to the president's desk again.
A veto, on the other hand avoids that and allow the houses of congress to override that veto if a sufficient number vote for it. often a president would know that there is or is not enough support for a bill that he oposses and that will often guide his decision to officially veto or 'pocket veto' the bill to gain his desired outcome.
2006-11-19 05:37:50 · answer #3 · answered by athorgarak 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It goes back to Congress and the law isn't passed. But the Congress can out vote the President.If they do, the law is passed.
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2006-11-19 02:32:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
After a mouth it becomes what is called a "pocket veto".
2006-11-19 02:31:08 · answer #5 · answered by Bawney 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He doesnt approve of the bill
2006-11-19 02:40:36 · answer #6 · answered by hillaryfan16 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it goes back to congress
2006-11-19 02:30:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it doesn't become a law.
2006-11-19 02:38:54 · answer #8 · answered by luvcmm 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋