Originally Posted by Nightshade
Amd you act as though if he actually read the bill he couldn't have seen past the filler and realized it really isn't as good a bill as it appears on the surface and would have vetoed it until the corrections had been made.
He does have executive power and even though it isn't used very often there are times when it should be called into play for the better of the people and not just for the better of corporations.
Yes the President can veto a bill, however if any President vetoed every bill that was loaded with pork than nothing will get passed. Besides if the President vetoes a bill that passes the House and Senate by large majorities it only gets sent back to them and they can vote to overide the veto. And when Congressmen and Senators get to bring big packages of aid and money back to their constituents do you really think that was going to happen?