Word: vetoes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Hamilton urged, the Constitution provided a presidential veto power so that no Executive would be left at the mercy of any Congress. The veto clause was, by John Adams' proud reckoning, one of eight such checks and balances in the Constitution, all meant to ensure that no one branch of Government (nor even a volatile citizenry) could ever impose a tyranny on its own. Thus Congress legislates, but the President may veto bills sent to him, and his veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote of Congress...
...Winthrop St.). Not many bars can brag about being opened by the United States Supreme Court but Grendel's Bar--located right below the restaurant with the same name--is one which can. A landmark court decision last fall struck down a time-worn Massachusetts law allowing churches to veto liquor license applications for establishments within 500 feet of their property. Grendel's Bar is the newest in the Square, and is fast developing a regular clientele. It is also the only bar which allows customers to select their choice of record and then plays it from a collection...
...subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources--where both senate bills are being held--said that while there was some support for the measures, there was only "a limited possibility" that the bills would pass. Any possible legislation would be subject to a probable President Reagan veto...
...spending would be increased by $20 billion, but $6 billion of that would be in the form of a "contingency fund" to finance various recession-relief measures advocated by Democrats. The meaning: if Congress later fails to appropriate the money-or, more likely, fails to override the almost certain veto by Ronald Reagan-the $6 billion will simply vanish from the budget. This would allow Republicans to boast that they had held down spending and Democrats to tell their constituents that, well, they tried. In any case, there would be no major slash in the budget deficit, which would...
...budget resolution resembling last week's tentative agreement does pass Congress, it will not be subject to a presidential veto. Nor could Reagan force Congress to appropriate more money for the Pentagon. But he could, and has said repeatedly that he would, veto the tax-increase and domestic-appropriations bills that would be needed to back up the resolution. Most of those vetoes, moreover, would almost surely be sustained. Thus the makeshift conference agreement does not change the outlook for continued and chaotic struggle. The conferees have so far demonstrated only that they can agree on something-if, like...