How can Bush veto the Dems war deadline if they attach it to his funding request?

Question

If Bush wants $100 billion for the war and the Dems say "only with a pullout deadline of 11/08" how can Bush veto that without losing the money too?

Answer 1

Easy, he vetos it and then the Dems have to come up with something new because they don't want to be labeled as not willing to fund the war.

But unless he did it recently, Bush has not vetoed one thing.

Answer 2

If the Democrats don't want to be perceived as "against the troops on the ground"...... it will be extremely difficult for them to not fund the troops already in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Most of the American people still want the troops to be safe - cutting their funding will not help anyone , in the long run it might "kill" some politician's career to be thought of as anti-military .
So Washington is playing a huge case of " lets see who blinks first ".....

How can the President veto a deadline or anything else Congress may send him ? By following the rules set forth in the Constitution ..................
There are two ways that he can veto a bill.
First, the President can send the bill back to Congress unsigned. In most cases, he will also send a list of reasons he does not like the bill. Second, the President can "pocket" the bill. After ten days, one of two things happens: 1) if Congress is in session, the bill becomes a law anyway 2) if Congress has adjourned, the bill does not become law and the President has used a "pocket veto".

When the President vetoes a bill, it will most likely never become a law. Congress can override a veto, but to do so two-thirds of both the House of Representatives and the Senate must vote against the President.

Answer 3

Does 11/08 signify anything to you? He'll veto, the Dems want us out so their candidate doesn't have to deal with this. Politics.

Answer 4

No. Line item vetoes are not allowed under the Constitution.

Bush either signs the entire bill, or he vetoes the entire bill. Or he does what he's done many times so far -- signs the bill and then states that he's going to ignore the parts he doesn't like.

Yes, that's illegal. But so far, nobody has called him on it.

Answer 5

Because they are different circumstances.

Money goes through the budget cycle and a mandate to pull out troops can only be made from policy.

Answer 6

He can veto it. That would cause a crisis, but he might decide that creating such a crisis would be the lesser evil. We know he has the stones to do it.

Answer 7

He can't. But the problem for him politically is if he doesn't sign, then he's the one who isn't supporting the troops. That knife cuts both ways.

Answer 8

line item veto?

Answer 9

He will barrow it from social security as usual. That is why SS will be a problem, Bush is making it a problem