I recognize the significance of the Senate Bill, but I don't believe that it really makes an impact if the President already plans to veto it...any constructive thoughts please?
2007-04-15 17:26:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
The Senate Bill is an appropriations bill, which means that it authorizes additional money for the war, beyond what has already been budgeted. This money would be borrowed by the US Government.
If President Bush vetoes the bill, then that money is not available. After about July, he will either have to bring the US troops home or transfer money from other parts of the Defense budget, which he is allowed to do.
Congress would probably pass a different bill, but no one knows if that would have more or less money, and if it would be more or less restrictive as far as how it could be used. If Congress does nothing and does not pass another bill, the President will run out of money for the Iraq War in a few months.
2007-04-15 18:46:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not if he is smart. But on the same token, even if he does, that doesn't give him what he wants. It just means that the bill has to start all over again, and then all parties, including the president, will have to come to the table and actually discuss things. Make a compromise. Just because he veto's something, doesn't mean that he wins. Read the original budget request that Bush put in. He wants to charge the military veterans using the VA hospitals more money to get prescriptions, use the VA system, and pay more out of pocket expenses, so he can fund the war. Bush doesn't care about the military. Not after they have served anyway. But, he'll line them up behind himself, when ever he is giving a speech.
2016-05-21 01:24:17 · answer #2 · answered by catarina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Democrats want the President to veto this bill. They will then be able to say that the President did not fund the troops. They will conveniently forget the $22billion in pork and, of course, will forget the give up date. What they fail to realize is that the American people are watching what they are doing. We know it is wrong to set a date to leave and we know that the addition of all that pork is also wrong. I wish for once that they would just do something for the troops without trying to score political points off of it. I for one understand that if we do not stay in Iraq and finish we are asking for trouble. Osama called us paper tigers and told his people to just wait we would give up and go home. Do we really want to give this horrible man this ammunition? Do the democrats not understand that things will just get worse if we quit? Not just in Iraq or the rest of the Middle East but here. I guess not. This bill needs to be vetoed and a bill for the troops needs to be passed. It is sad to see our brave young men and women put in jeopardy for partisan purposes.
2007-04-15 23:40:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The President has no choice but to ask Congress for funding. The President is the chief executive of the country and the commander-in-chief of the military, but according to the Constitution he has no power to allocate money on his own. If the President vetoes the current spending bill, he'll have to hope that Congress passes another one that he likes more. If he continues to insist that he won't pass any bill that attaches conditions to the so-called War (there was never actually a declaration of war against Iraq) then the money simply dries up. Without money to fund their actions there (to the tune of about $200 million / day) the soldiers would have to be brought home.
2007-04-15 17:32:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
If the President does use his Veto the bill will go back to the Congress and if they pass it by a 2/3 rds majority it will become law.
What angers me is when America says we will help and then we cop-out ~~~ and I blame ALL of our elected officials not just President Bush, though, at present he is the ring leader.
2007-04-15 17:30:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
President Bush will veto the bill, and there will be a futile attempt to override him. What the government should concentrate on is protecting our homeland by BUILDING A WALL ON THE MEXICAN BORDER.
2007-04-15 17:55:04 · answer #6 · answered by HONESTJOHN T 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Senate and House will attempt to override the veto and fail.
2007-04-15 17:29:38 · answer #7 · answered by Vegan 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The next one to fill the oval office will be a democrat! The public is fed up with our young people dying and being torn life from limb and paying trillions to feed a jews bank account overseas! They overwhelmingly want an end to the middle east conflict and our participation in it! Any republican that stands in the way of ending it will lose his position as well!
2007-04-15 23:39:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
wait till he does , its been a longtan comming
we have a neo con elite thinking they are gods
its give in to the wolf-o witz or get some american rights back
its a loaded bill ,gw will see the lobby wilt his one man veto
the earmarks carry a lot of senitorial weight he could well have forseen thus his bluster and veto posturing he has a poisen chalice [he knows it ]
he vetos he blows it
its going to wedge the rebublicans [big time]
i would recomend he sign it before he gets over ruled
2007-04-15 17:42:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They can try to pass it without his approval. It just has to be approved by a larger majority of the house and senate.
2007-04-15 17:28:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋