Word: veto
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...outright, many are expected to push through restrictions like those in Pennsylvania. In anticipation, Senate and House committees immediately approved versions of a Freedom of Choice bill, which would establish a federal right to abortion. While both chambers are expected to pass such a bill, Bush is certain to veto it, ensuring that abortion will be a major issue in the presidential election. At stake, of course, is the right to name future Justices -- and as Blackmun, the original author of Roe, pointed out, the case is only one vote away from being overruled. "I am 83 years...
...like a few other Republicans, she plans to vote for the Freedom of Choice Act, which would restore by legislative means the full intent of Roe v. Wade. It will not become law this year because its proponents cannot get the two-thirds majority needed to override Bush's veto. But the fight over it will keep abortion in the headlines...
...democracy. He started to take a harder line immediately following the March referendum in which white voters overwhelmingly endorsed his reform program. In May, Round 2 of CODESA ended in failure largely because De Klerk's negotiators adamantly insisted on powerful checks and balances amounting to an effective white veto in a future political system. De Klerk seemed to be turning his back on black expectations...
...would require states to make it possible to register by mail, at a variety of public buildings and bureaus, and when applying for a driver's permit. But the 268-to-153 vote fell well short of the two-thirds majority needed to override an all but certain presidential veto. "Motor-voter," said top White House lobbyist Nick Calio, "is dead in the driveway...
...favored-nation status for China only if it dramatically improves its respect for human rights, stops selling nuclear and missile technology abroad, halts unfair trade practices and gives up its pattern of copyright violations. Democratic leaders fully expect the bill to pass, but Bush is just as likely to veto it. As in past showdowns over China, Congress will probably lack the votes to override the President...