I mean, that was their whole platform last November and were able to sway the vote in their favor? How long will it take for them to make good on their promises?
2007-05-02 00:49:39 · 12 answers · asked by NONAME 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I'm glad you think that was their platform, because I never saw that they had one, other than "we can do better."
First they voted for said war. Then they spent 2 years convincing Americans that the war was about oil and Halliburton and that "Bush lied."
Just so they could get elected.
And they will spend the next year or so playing political games with war funding so Bush can look like a dictator when he vetoes their bills.
Just so they can get elected.
2007-05-02 00:58:11 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 5⤊ 5⤋
Whoa! Too much mis-information!
First, the congress does not need a 2/3 majority to stop funding the war. If they just do nothing, the money runs out and that is that. All funding comes through congress. They don't have to override any veto.
Secondly, as I have been trying to tell you, the Democrats have no intention of cutting the funding. Even during the Vietnam war, they waited until Nixon got North Vietnam to agree to a ceasefire and started to pull out our troops before they cut off funding so he could not go back in when the North violated the ceasefire.
The last thing the Democrats want is to be seen as causing us to loose this war. The pressure is to try to make us loose while the republican president is still Commander-in-Chief so they can blame him.
Mark my words, if we are still engaged in Iraq and a Democrat becomes Commander-in-Chief, even if they hold both houses of Congress they will not arbitrarily pull the troops out of Iraq.
They have simply made phoney promises to their radical anti-war base to get elected. The loudly vocal and George Sorros funded anti-war people are still a minority. The Democrats know that. If they are seen as causing us to loose this war the more moderate and blue-dog Democrats will go nuts. The Democratic Party would be lucky to survive.
Save this and check back this time next year. You will see that I am correct.
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2007-05-02 08:15:20 · answer #2 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They can put a bill in to pull out the troops but Bush can stop it. Then they can override the veto by getting something like 2/3 majority to vote for it. It may never happen.
2007-05-02 07:54:32 · answer #3 · answered by Reported for insulting my belief 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Reading the answers it amazes me how little some people know about their own government. It's one thing to not know an answer, but to write things that are completely wrong let's people know just how uninformed some folks really are. As long as republicans block our troops from coming home there is nothing the democrats can do. If you had paid attention in civics class you wouldn't be asking this question.
2007-05-02 08:04:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
They must have a two-thirds majority vote in both houses of Congress to override a Presidential veto. They don't and won't. Gotta wait for a Democract to win in 2008 to put an end to the war in Iraq.
2007-05-02 07:55:00 · answer #5 · answered by Constant Reader 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
If they had the numbers of people wanting to do what you said, then they would still be only third of government. Let's say miracle happens and enough forget about all that defense money flowing into heir state or district: Bush will tie law up in courts till he leaves office.
2007-05-02 08:06:40 · answer #6 · answered by Mister2-15-2 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Without a two-third majority in the house and senate they are unable to do so - see Constitution. The only political option they have available right now is to stop funding which it appears they will do - although not in a draconian manner.
2007-05-02 07:55:31 · answer #7 · answered by CHARITY G 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Can`t attach Donations /bribes to the bill yet.
2007-05-02 08:06:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
As long as our president thinks he can tell America what to do he will try, and he will change laws illegally to suit his need to do it! he has done it before he will do it again!
2007-05-02 07:59:42 · answer #9 · answered by lifetimefamily 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
because they are evil
they have no power to compel the president to do something that is not in our national best interests
and they just told you what you wanted to hear so you would vote their aging hippy selves into power.
2007-05-02 07:56:56 · answer #10 · answered by FOA 6 · 3⤊ 5⤋