passing the bill?

Question

im doing a homework assignment for class on this bush passing the bill to send more troops to iraq did the president veto it or sign it (im a lilttle bit confussed) and are they going to impeach bush for ignoring the congress

Answer 1

The bill that regards the troop 'surge' that you are referring to is a spending bill which includes funds for conducting the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The surge itself, however, is within presidential discretion much in the same way as the initial invasion was which, arguably, did not require Congressional approval. The House of Reps passed a funding bill that included a deadline for leaving Iraq. The Senate is, or soon will be, considering a similiar funding bill. If, after the two are combined, the dealine remains in the bill which goes to Bush it will definately be vetoed. Chances are better that the Senate will approve a weaker bill or one without a deadline and when it goes to conference the deadline will be edited out. It will then go back to each chamber for final approval and pass without the deadline. Finally, to the question of impeachment, it is not an impeachable offense to ignore Congress. Only if the law is broken, and badly, is impeachment even a remote option. Given the atmosphere right now it seems unlikely that Bush will ever be impeached, but if things change (like if proof of deliberate deception in the lead-up to the war is found) then it could happen...but don't hold your breath.

Answer 2

I would say you need to do ALOT of research