No perhaps. He spoke against. Under his presidency the added rolling phone taps. That is just as bad as W. I guess he is a little better because he didn't lie about an attack on America to pass it.
What would you have liked him to do in order to stop it from passing?
Obvious answer here is veto.
67-32
A veto wouldn't have made a difference.
Yeah, that's just enough to be a super-majority
You literally cannot veto anything that passes with 67 of more Senate votes.
Actually, you can, but they can send it right back overriding his veto.
It would be an empty gesture
Yes you can. They have an opportunity to override afterwards, but the veto both signals the President's opposition and gives members a chance to change their vote.
No perhaps. He spoke against. Under his presidency the added rolling phone taps. That is just as bad as W. I guess he is a little better because he didn't lie about an attack on America to pass it.
What would you have liked him to do in order to stop it from passing?
Obvious answer here is veto.
A veto wouldn't have made a difference.
Yeah, that's just enough to be a super-majority
You literally cannot veto anything that passes with 67 of more Senate votes.
Actually, you can, but they can send it right back overriding his veto.
It would be an empty gesture
Yes you can. They have an opportunity to override afterwards, but the veto both signals the President's opposition and gives members a chance to change their vote.