Can a presidential veto be over-ruled?

Question

If congress doesn't agree to the troop surge Bush will probably veto. Can congress or anyone declare that the president is incompetent or something to that effect. Can he be over-ruled by a unanimous decision?

Answer 1

A 2/3 majority can over-rule a veto.

However, Congress DOES control the budget. They can simply stop paying for the war whenever they choose to do so....

Answer 2

Note to xenypoo...Liberals do not want to destroy America...they are trying to make it stronger...Havning said that... If President John Doe vetoes Senate Bill #42, he then sends back why he vetoed it, and the Senate must reconsider the bill and the reasoning why the President vetoed it. If they still feel strongly about this bill, then by a 2/3 majority is needed to pass it to the House of Reps. They then take the same considerations as the Senate, and if they want this bill made into a law, then another 2/3 majorty is needed in the House. Once 2/3 majority from both Chambers of Congress is obtained, then the Presidental Veto is overruled and the bill is made into a law. This has only been done 104 times since America has been in existance.

Answer 3

An override of a veto has to be done by 2/3rd of the congress voting for it.

Since the Democrats do not control 2/3rds of congress, doubtful that anyone could do anything about a Presidential Veto.

Answer 4

Vetos can be overruleld by a 2/3 vote of Congress which would be impossible given that the democrats have a less than 2/3 majority. What congress CAN do however is block more funding for the war - that can be done with a simple majority. Of course the neo-cons will scream that the democrats are abandoning the troups (versus their policy of sending them to slaughter at the hands of Iraq fanatics).

Answer 5

No. The bill will be returned to congress, after President Bush veto's, if he veto's it. Then there is another vote put to congress, then sent back to the president. If President Bush veto's it again, then it becomes law. If he doesn't veto it twice, the liberals win, to insure America's demise. I think President Bush will not mind vetoing a bill twice. He has more balls than all the liberals combined.
Note: Ronald Reagan vetoed a bill by a liberal led congress to quit in Lebanon, and the bill was sent back to congress, and reinstated to Reagan. He then signed it, (his only mistake) and because of the pull-out, over 20 Marines died, following the rules of the bill.
Note 2: President Bush Sr. made a promise of "NO NEW TAXES!" in his bid for the presidency. A liberal led congress sent him a bill, wanting to raise taxes, which he vetoed, then it was returned to him. He signed it the second time (his only mistake), and it was made law. JFC! Liberals LOVE screwing up America, and killing our soldier's!

Answer 6

Yes, they can. It requires a 2/3rds vote from both houses of Congress to overturn a Presidential veto.

Answer 7

congress can override a presidential veto with a 2/3 vote.

Answer 8

Yes, it takes a 2/3 vote to over ride a veto and niether house has it. Will have to look it up in the constitution to be sure which house can do it.

Answer 9

I expect a compromise of some type, rather than the drastic measure of either a veto or an override.

These are politicians, and they will look to the 2008 elections.

Answer 10

the house the bill originated in can override the veto by 2/3rds vote. then the bill is sent to the other house and if both houses override the veto then the bill becomes law.