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Response to L0oniX (Reply #32)

Fri Mar 7, 2014, 10:56 AM

38. He was far from forced. According to Wyden, Clinton

strong-armed (verbally, not literally) to vote for repeal. Said he wanted it on his desk ASAP. A lot of House Democrats did for it. Would they have done that if Clinton had not urged them? We'll never know. If IIRC, not one Democrat in the Senate voted for it.

So, the urban legend that repeal had a veto-proof majority is also bs. Besides, there is no such thing. Voting to override a Presidential veto is not the same as voting on the bill in the first instance. No one knows what a veto-proof majority is unless and until an override vote is taken. (If you need a link for that, I'll get you one another time. But I've got to sign off for now, so be patient. Thanks).

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