Passing a Bill in congress requires a simple Majority. To override a Presidential Veto Requires two-thirds.
@ronclark9724Ай бұрын
Don't forget no Congressional bill is passed until the President signs it too... Please read the US Constitution...
@lorigoetz4078Ай бұрын
Not in the Senate. It requires 60
@luciusjulius8320Ай бұрын
@@lorigoetz4078 You're wrong. Article 1, Section 7, Clause 2 of the US Constitution requires a 2/3rds vote of both Houses of Congress to overcome a Presidential veto.
@lorigoetz4078Ай бұрын
@ Remember the filibuster? You need 60 in the Senate to pass the bill. A majority of three-fifths of senators duly chosen and sworn (60 votes if there is no more than one vacancy in the Senate) is required for most questions
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
You beat me to it.
@davidbryan4732Ай бұрын
It is not easy to override a presidential veto --- it may take 51% to pass a bill but it take 66% to override a veto
@danbarry4772Ай бұрын
Thanks, I was going to explain that. I don't think I could have done as well as you.
@Tom-fg7fzАй бұрын
Two-thirds or 66.666...%, so 67% effectively.
@AdamSmith-gs2dvАй бұрын
Correct. Also it doesn't account for the filibuster for actually passing bills
@NSGhostrider2Ай бұрын
67 percent. Two thirds of 100 is 66.6. It's rounded up to the next whole number, not rounded down.
@manwithtwoeyes6911Ай бұрын
erm actually its 66.7% 🤓
@ChuckHuffmasterАй бұрын
The president can dispatch the Marines anywhere on the planet without the approval of Congress
@George-ux6zzАй бұрын
@@ChuckHuffmaster That's true 👍
@TyOneWorld66230-yАй бұрын
Can president Xi of China do this? Can Xi send his Marines to the UK (for example)? Or does only the US president have this authority?
@ChuckHuffmasterАй бұрын
@@TyOneWorld66230-y only the United States and China can't transport their inexperienced army across a lake much less an ocean
@jmcg6189Ай бұрын
But they have to approve payment of the act.
@KosmokratonАй бұрын
@TyOneWorld66230-y I'm sure Xi could dispatch the Chinese marines-equivalent. But of course they would probably receive some resistance if he dispatched them to the UK.
@michaelmacdermott6340Ай бұрын
Millie seems to forget, or maybe doesn't know, that the UK and her neighbor France both have nuclear weapons as well.
@GentleRain21Ай бұрын
As well as a country that constantly seems ready to push the button and is constantly offended by actions of other countries. The US has had nukes since 1944 and has proved not to be trigger-happynin using them.
@rhenamaharrey1137Ай бұрын
Wonder who has the responsibility for launching them?
@johnzubil2875Ай бұрын
You sure about the uk?
@runrafarunthebestintheworldАй бұрын
@@rhenamaharrey1137the EU possibly.
@michaelmacdermott6340Ай бұрын
@johnzubil2875 Google does the UK have nuclear weapons?
@darkjedi74Ай бұрын
The irony is not lost that they say the POTUS has to be a U.S. citizen, as they show a picture of Obama 😒
@richardlahan7068Ай бұрын
He was born to an American mother, so he had automatic US citizenship, regardless of where he was born.
@sunshi1583Ай бұрын
@@richardlahan7068oh so are you saying he wasn’t born in Hawaii?
@richardlahan7068Ай бұрын
@sunshi1583 I don't know where he was born. All I'm saying is that it doesn't matter. If he was born to an American mother, US citizenship is automatic. Dems said the same thing about John McCain because he was born in the Panama Canal Zone. But because his mother was American, he was too.
@sunshi1583Ай бұрын
@ I was just teasing you 💜
@richardlahan7068Ай бұрын
@@sunshi1583 No problem!
@FlyOverZoneАй бұрын
We've never had a president impeached and removed. We've had a president impeached, and we've had a president, facing impeachment, choosing to resign before the impeachment (Nixon).
@billolsen4360Ай бұрын
Nixon wasn't the only President impeached.
@Jessica_RothАй бұрын
We've actually had three Presidents impeached (Andrew Johnson,, Clinton and Trump [2x]), but they all won the Senate trial where they could have been removed from office. Nixon, having been told by Republicans in the Senate that he would lose his trial, resigned before he was officially impeached, albeit the House had already voted on the Articles of Impeachment, if not the Impeachment itself.
@blakefreitas5409Ай бұрын
Very well said...educate them
@darylsledge1456Ай бұрын
he's not One of the most powerful, he is the Most Powerful leader in the world. the country with the most powerful military, is the most powerful person.
@JessicaAbbott-k8cАй бұрын
And leader of the most powerful economy by far
@RobertMJohnsonАй бұрын
most powerful central bank, also
@blakefreitas5409Ай бұрын
Yep
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
As far as sending troops overseas, I'm reminded of the Phuket flood disaster in 2004. Bush sent an aircraft carrier, but was heavily criticized for sending a warship to a disaster zone. Well....an aircraft carrier is pretty much a mini city with a huge capacity for providing food and medical assistance. It helped a lot of people.
@GentleRain21Ай бұрын
Although his true colors are coming through, he was a Republican president, so the media criticized everything he did. If Clinton or Obama had done the same thing, they would have been praised by the media and given a Nobel prize.
@ashley302Ай бұрын
Obama care (affordalbe care act) was one of the worst bills passed and still has long reaching consequences.
@purebredamericanmuttАй бұрын
Yeah we must pass the bill to see what is in the bill.
@arnoldbowling7904Ай бұрын
What are we allowed to comment without getting arrested by Scotland Yard? LOL. What is going on in England?
@dawn6320Ай бұрын
It's okay! I'll do it for you. TRUMP 2024 baby !!
@davidcosta2244Ай бұрын
Extradition wouldn't exactly pan out for those in Britain trying it.
@MsChiefsfan-w4kАй бұрын
@@dawn6320 ETTD
@Justiceincorporated.Ай бұрын
Felon elect
@Michelle-j4kАй бұрын
@@Justiceincorporated.no the felons to be will be leaving in January
@stevenwagner983Ай бұрын
yes, usually candidates are usually fairly rich already BUT I just a single person working min wage at Target CAN RUN to be president
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
Impeachment is the equivalent of an indictment. If impeached, the Senate must then vote to convict...thus removing from office. So far, three presidents have been impeached, but none have been convicted. Andrew Johnson was the closest, coming just one Senate vote short of removal.
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
14:26. There have been several cases where the VP assumed office, due to assassination, death in office, or resignation. First would be William Henry Harrison, who caught pneumonia at his inauguration and died. Tyler became president. Second would be Abraham Lincoln, who was shot in 1865 by John Wilkes Booth. Andrew Johnson became president. In 1880, Garfield was shot, and Chester Arthur became president. In 1900, William McKinley was shot, and Theodore Roosevelt became one of our greatest presidents. In 1923, Harding died while in office, and Calvin Coolidge became president. In 1945, Franklin Roosevelt died of a stroke (?), and Harry Truman became one of our greatest presidents. In 1963, John Kennedy was killed, and Lyndon Johnson became president. In 1974, Richard Nixon resigned amidst a scandal, and Gerald Ford became the only person to assume the office without ever having been elected to either the presidency, or the vice presidency.
@AbozАй бұрын
There was long debate as to whether the VP would actually become President, or just assume the duties ad acting president. This was finally confirmed by the 25th Amendment following LBJ assuming office.
@robertself5930Ай бұрын
He doesn't carry the codes, they follow him.
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
As a former member of the U.S. Marine Band, I've played many a party and event at the White House. I remember playing the Millennium Eve party on Dec 31, 1999. Played many an Easter Egg Roll and also a fair few Turkey Pardons.
@ScottSands-f4oАй бұрын
Semper Fidelis.
@santamanoneАй бұрын
He can’t “declare” war, but he can definitely provoke one.
@cindyknudson2715Ай бұрын
As we are witnessing with the current administration 🫤
@thirtyonАй бұрын
If the president vetos a bill, it takes a super majority in congress to override the veto, not just a majority. This is more difficult to achieve.
@xenialafleurАй бұрын
The elephant is the symbol of the Republican Party and the donkey is the symbol of the Democratic Party.
@JRTRAPP1Ай бұрын
Or as I refer to them an elephant and an ass.
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
You mean "jack-ass"
@ralphvelthuis2359Ай бұрын
@@LyleFrancisDelpbeat me to it.
@ScottSands-f4oАй бұрын
Me too
@thorfinsky1427Ай бұрын
@@LyleFrancisDelp Yes....trump is a jackass but for now the elephant is still the repubs symbol.
@ColinH90Ай бұрын
Each house of congress needs to pass a bill by simple 50%+1 majority. If the president vetos a bill it must then pass by 2/3rds majority to override the veto. This is rare since a 2/3 majority by a party is rare, and is even rarer for a 2/3 majority to be a party that isn’t the presidents.
@rodneygriffin7666Ай бұрын
Remember, a President can only serve 2 terms, a maximum of 8 years as President according to the Constitution of The United States Of America. We have no Kings. The President of The United States is Not a King. We The People!
@joecrachemontange4613Ай бұрын
Franklin d roosevelt served four terms.
@wolfe6220Ай бұрын
@@joecrachemontange4613 Wow, so you haven't studied history then. The 2 term limit was enacted after that.
@joecrachemontange4613Ай бұрын
@@wolfe6220 I've studied some but didn,t know that , Thanks.
@cup_cuppy_cuppers5817Ай бұрын
The Constitution did NOT set Term Limits for ANY Elected positions originally. The Constitution was amended on February 27, 1951 (22nd Amendment) to limit Presidents to two terms in Office. Furthermore, a POTUS can be in office for 10 years total, but, that only happens when the Vice President becomes POTUS due to the Death/Removal of the sitting POTUS - then former VP runs for POTUS and wins two terms = 2 1/2 terms or 10 years total. Should the POTUS die during the first year of their Term, the VP will have had 3+ years as POTUS which is close to be POTUS for a full term, so they could only be Elected to one term in office.
@Justiceincorporated.Ай бұрын
@@joecrachemontange4613and he enacted the two term limit.
@christophermckinney3924Ай бұрын
To override a presidential veto requires a super majortiy of congress. Presidents can veto directly by signed document or simply refuse to sign a bill within 10 days causing it to lapse. The latter is a called a pocket veto.
@lisasprague2145Ай бұрын
Gerald Ford became vice president when Spiro Agnew resigned and then became president when Richard Nixon resigned.
@adamdonovan4071Ай бұрын
Is that Brennan next to Obama in front of a FEMA banner? WTF was the the head of the CIA doing at a FEMA press conference?
@jenm6836Ай бұрын
deep state
@rhenamaharrey1137Ай бұрын
They were probably scheming something 😮
@brunoprimas1483Ай бұрын
Brennan is a Commie. Really.
@cindyknudson2715Ай бұрын
@@rhenamaharrey1137 Definitely so.
@BobSmith-vg3khАй бұрын
Regarding PoTus sending troops without Congressional approval, he's limited as to how long. Once that time is up, Congress can choose to continue the engagement by funding or end it by ending the funding of that war.
@Average_Middle_Aged_AmericanАй бұрын
Congress is usually within 45/55% one party. Overriding veto takes 66%.
@CrankyBeachАй бұрын
Here in California, we studied the Constitution in 8th grade (when we were 13), again at some point in high school (between ages 14 and 18) and a third time in the first couple of years of college. All that to say... if my memory has not failed me, there's a twist to the term limitations if a president dies in office, resigns, or is impeached. Yes, the sitting vice president takes over and serves as president for the rest of the now-former president's term in office. The former VP can then run for office, but if he (or she) serves for more than half of the previous president's original term, they cannot run for more than one term of their own. When JFK was killed in 1963, Lyndon Johnson took over and served the last 10 months of JFK's term. Johnson ran for reelection in 1964 and won. In early 1968 he announced that he did not choose to run for another term. It was also mentioned that no impeached president has ever been convicted. True... but at least a couple of presidents were left off the list. Andrew Johnson (who succeeded Abraham Lincoln) was impeached in 1868 but not convicted. He had the distinction of being the only former president to serve in the US Senate after he had been president. The other president left off the impeachment list was Bill Clinton, who was impeached for committing perjury (not for having an affair with a much younger woman). He was not convicted.
@IndyRockStarАй бұрын
A LOT of people were put in jail for Marijuana crimes and now Marijuana is legal in a lot of states.
@Satchel-m9nАй бұрын
The power of pardon is not to be taken lightly
@janihensley5306Ай бұрын
Also, Trump had 26 his term Obama had 1700 and the president before Clinton had around 500. I’m rounding up on that last one. This is inaccurate on that one point also Obama was nicknamed the DePorter in chief with over 4 million, but it was done very quietly.
@dionrhoades323Ай бұрын
need a 2/3rd majority in the house to override a president's veto
@charlieeckert4321Ай бұрын
There have been times when "the biscuit" has been misplaced. When that happens those codes are canceled and new codes are activated.
@JohnSmith-ct5jdАй бұрын
Joe Biden: "I had this....in....you know. My car. In the....garage. Where was that?"
@billolsen4360Ай бұрын
@@JohnSmith-ct5jd Nowadays, only Biden's nurse can activate the nuclear codes.
@smackrock99Ай бұрын
The first incident that comes to mind regarding impeachment is when Richard Nixon was impeached and Gerald Ford (the VP) became president for the remainder of the term.
@mortimerbrewster3671Ай бұрын
The first impeachment was actually Andrew Johnson. Nixon was never impeached, only threatened with it.
@pauld6967Ай бұрын
In regards to #14, The Football was famously out of reach on at least one occasion when President Obama decided to depart an event but didn't wait for the person who is the custodian of The Football to get into their car in the motorcade. According to the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Hugh Shelton, Clinton mislaid his laminated code card, nicknamed the “Biscuit,” for several months in 2000. “This is a big deal, a gargantuan deal,” the general complained in his 2010 autobiography, Without Hesitation: The Odyssey of an American Warrior.
@drewpamonАй бұрын
Regarding the pardon. Our system likes to have checks on government power. So a court may convict but if the executive thinks the court got it wrong they're free to pardon.
@george217Ай бұрын
The "Nuclear Biscuit" is changed every day.
@Paulie-v2tАй бұрын
Richard Nixon's Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned under threat of impeachment and Gerald Ford was appointed VP. Nixon then resigned for the same reason and Ford became President. He had never been elected to either. I think this is what James is referring to.
@elliottgatehouse6568Ай бұрын
Without our RED Button, Europe would be in extreme danger. Obama did give a lot of Pardons.
@TyOneWorld66230-yАй бұрын
From whom?
@eyesee2339Ай бұрын
1700
@billolsen4360Ай бұрын
Many, many of Obama's wealthy donors needed them.
@HeywoodJahblowmeАй бұрын
When all of your friends are corrupt Democrats what do you expect??
@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586Ай бұрын
Most do.
@rhenamaharrey1137Ай бұрын
Ok the video cracked me up talking about Lincoln but had Obama's pic up 🤦♀️
@LoriB-vc4elАй бұрын
Pardons remind us to have mercy on people, (places, things, like turkeys).
@charlieeckert4321Ай бұрын
Pardon power is unlimited for the President. He can also commute sentences and reduce a sentence to time served.
@LSuschenaАй бұрын
Veto. Congress can pass a bill with a simple majority, 51%. If the President vetos the bill, the Congress needs a 2/3 majority to override the veto. Congress meaning both the House of Representatives and Senate.
@LyleFrancisDelpАй бұрын
The two term limit for the president is a rather recent amendment to the Constitution, having been ratified only in the 1950s. Prior to that, most presidents followed the precedent (see what I did there?) of our first president, George Washington, and chose to serve only two terms. After Franklin Roosevelt was elected for four consecutive terms, Congress went to work and proposed an amendment to the Constitution. Such an amendment is very difficult to pass, but it was eventually ratified by 75% of the states.
@ScottSands-f4oАй бұрын
Yall ain't worried about Brandon having late stage dementia and having the nuclear codes but worried about #47 having them?
@JohnSmith-ct5jdАй бұрын
Joe Biden: "I want to have some pudding before bed. I will just push this button for my nurser. (Alarm sounds) Oops, wrong button!" LOL.
@glowormrdr6183Ай бұрын
When tRump was a lame duck, he spent the last months of his presidency doing absolutely nothing but playing golf. Biden is spending his last months working; appointing judges, setting up aid for Ukraine, anything he can do before Putin's gf moves in.
@billolsen4360Ай бұрын
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld Please pass on to us exactly what you know, Doctor. The people have a right to be informed.
@runrafarunthebestintheworldАй бұрын
@@billolsen4360 well there was reports that Trump had a stroke in the middle of the day an at his advanced age it could possibly get worse than a mini stroke.
@Jace-xw3lyАй бұрын
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld Keep on pressing that edit button. Soon you'll get closer to the truth when your post contains " "
@paulyoung8108Ай бұрын
A veto is threatened to get changes usually
@joshuahallett6235Ай бұрын
So Yes Nicon Resigned before he could be convicted for the Watergate Scandel then his VP took the oath of office.
@jamesblanton3744Ай бұрын
Unfortunately president's of both parties have done pardons for political purposes and not because it's good for the country
@MrPenguinLifeАй бұрын
It requires a higher percentage of yes votes for congress to override a Presidential Veto, ie an overwhelming majority vs a simple majority for a bill that the president signs.
@commonstragedyАй бұрын
Yes, pardons are SUPPOSED to be one offs.
@alexandru5369Ай бұрын
Remember Impeach meant means charged not convicted. The president you're thinking about is Nixon as he was impeached but resigned as he would've been convicted. VP Gerald Ford took his place
@stephenkammerling9479Ай бұрын
Nixon resigned BEFORE he was impeached.
@SkipYoung-m2hАй бұрын
Congress has to have a super majority to override a veto not a simple majority.
@billolsen4360Ай бұрын
6:48 Lincoln didn't try to suspend habeas corpus during our Civil War, he did suspend it. 9:03 The funny thing about living in the White House is that the President has to pay for his own groceries unless there's a formal state dinner or something like a lunch with the British PM. Another strange thing is that the Secret Service doesn't allow the President to carry money outside the White House. BTW, I voted for Trump and am still waiting to hear on my application for the job as Ambassador to Italy...it looks like such a fun place.
@santamanoneАй бұрын
Jimmy Carter did a mass pardon of all the draft dodgers.
@jongrho602Ай бұрын
While Presidents can pardon at any time, they usually wait until just before they leave office to make controversial pardons. In Jan 2001, Bill Clinton pardoned Marc Rich, who had fled the US after being accused of mail and wire fraud, racketeering, income tax evasion and trading with Iran (by the US District court of Southern NY in 84). Interestingly enough, Marc Rich's ex-wife made a $1 million donation to the Clinton Presidential Library (Presidential Libraries are not subject to IRS audits). He also pardoned 4 Hasidic men from the all Hasidic town of New Square, NY who had been convicted of defrauding the federal government by receiving federal funds for a fictitious school. While Hasidic Jews overwhelmingly vote Republican rather than Democrat, Hillary Clinton received every vote for Senator from that same town.
@efs83dwsАй бұрын
There were nine times that the Vice President became President outside of an election. Those VP’s were John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Jackson, Chester Arthur, Teddy Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, and Gerald Ford.
@TannerysАй бұрын
Andrew Jackson never served as VP, he was elected twice. John Tyler was the first VP to become president in 1840 after William Henry Harrison died 30 days into his first term, he was also the first president to die in office. Andrew Johnson was the VP that became president after Lincoln was assassinated, and the first president to have a impeachment trial and was the closest to being convicted and removed from office (saved by one vote).
@CareyTisdalАй бұрын
People follow the president around with the nuclear codes, wherever they go.
@russellrushing9281Ай бұрын
So, The Pres has 90 days... It can be done. Merica!
@taun856Ай бұрын
Regarding Presidential Pardons, Some are very definitely for people convicted of serious crimes, but some are to address or correct an injustice that may have occurred many years ago. As a British example: I once read that Robin Hood was given an official Pardon a few decades ago. In the movies of course A Presidential Pardon (State Governor's can also issue Pardons) is almost always at the last minute just before execution. That almost never happens. Either the Pardon was given earlier, or not given at all.
@loganjamieson4176Ай бұрын
They need 2/3 to override the veto, they only need 1/2 +1 vote to pass with presidential approval.
@ThatGirlLibАй бұрын
Obama has referenced GoT in at least one of his speeches.
@BryanKrauss-u7yАй бұрын
Trump 2024 UK needs to be an ally not a lil brother
@BryanKrauss-u7yАй бұрын
Trump is a billionaire he doesn't need a 2t million job as a president he is avoice to take back our country
@Justiceincorporated.Ай бұрын
Felon elect
@Michelle-j4kАй бұрын
@@Justiceincorporated.no, they are leaving in January
@Justiceincorporated.Ай бұрын
@ lol…
@guyfaux3978Ай бұрын
The State of the Union message is similar in principle to the King's Speech at the opening of the new session of Parliament.Tthe President details what progress or lack thereof has transpired since the last address, and exhorts Congress to pass bills he likes. It used simply to be a written address sent by the President, which it was at the discretion of the Senate and House to read aloud or not by the clerk or some other person. It became the big production we see today during Woodrow Wilson's terms in office.
@BobSmith-vg3khАй бұрын
Obama's parties were every Wednesday night and Beyonce & Jay Z were almost continuing favorites. This was extremely costly. Bush might have had the most vacations, but Obama had the costliest. One vacation was at the Taj Mahal, several in Hawaii. Most POSTUS vacation just a few States away and typically not elaborate. The spouse often doesn't travel along. Barack & Michelle almost always went on vacation. But, the Obama's traveled in separate planes & that doubled the security staff.
@leonmorone7321Ай бұрын
But Obama had more intelligence in his pinky than tRump has in that empty brain.....Obama was a great president who cared about his country, NOT himself!
@GentleRain21Ай бұрын
Michelle was constantly taking vacations where the Secret Service had to go, taking her family members and letting the taxpayers pay the thousands of dollars they cost.
@ScottSands-f4oАй бұрын
Barry and Mike probably had some Diddy parties at the White House.
@cln333Ай бұрын
@@ScottSands-f4o I was commenting on a video prior to the elections, using Barry's real name and my comment kept getting deleted (assumedly by youtube). Like it's such a taboo topic. 🙄
@ScottSands-f4oАй бұрын
@cln333 ya I been put in KZbin jail a lot more than usual the last week. But I don't know if I'm being more of an asshole or if KZbin has some shady shit going on.
@abramsalinas1004Ай бұрын
Remember, our US constitution is our guidance for running our government USA. That's WHY people/citizens need to interact with their congressmen and congresswomen.
@ScottSands-f4oАй бұрын
Settle down Political Patty.
@abramsalinas1004Ай бұрын
@ScottSands-f4o I'm giving you fact buffoon!!!
@BobSmith-vg3khАй бұрын
There is a limit on POTUS powers on FEMA. The U.S. was created under a contract. Prior to us becoming the United States, America was colonies. Each State ran autonomously, with their own laws, flag, effect Presidents of their States, their own State's religions, & currency, limited borders, etc. In other words, similar to Europe without the high restrictions on travel between colonies. Also, France, England, the Dutch & others staked territories as belonging to their countries. After the war of independence, the various entities had to agree to unify under 1 national flag. The US was stitched together under agreement, the Constitution but they wanted some rules not governed by the Federal gov't. One of those agreements is that a Predident must request permission by the Governor if the Federal gov't can help. If the governor refuses but the President does it anyway, that's considered an invasion. Bush was blamed for slow response for helping Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina. The slow response was due to the Louisiana refusing to accept help because Bush was Republican and the Gov. was a Democrat. The major city affected from the hurricane was New Orleans. The Mayor in that city ignord warnings and advanced help. The govornor & New Orleans Mayor were voted out based on the number of avoidable deaths. That Mayor went to prison for money laundering, bribery, & wire fraud in relation to city workers & was sentenced to 10 years & released earlier this year.
@ralphvelthuis2359Ай бұрын
Didn't know that, but a few things make sense now. I've heard the president must also get permission to activate that states national guard. Is that true? Sorry, I'm Canadian, so although i might know a lot of things about the US, obviously i don't learn all the things you eould.
@cindyknudson2715Ай бұрын
@ralphvelthuis2359 Minnesota declined help when Minneapolis was burning since the Governor was a Democrat.
@tmiklos4Ай бұрын
Congress can override a veto by more than simple majority. I can't remember if it is 60% or 66%. But it is more than 50% .
@quentinmichel7581Ай бұрын
Historical admonition - .two things Americans should never see being made: laws and sausages. 😁
@tvc184Ай бұрын
To override a veto takes a super majority. For example in each chamber it only takes a simple majority to pass a bill. In the Senate it takes 51 out of 100 votes to pass a bill. It takes 67 votes however to override a veto. In the House it takes 218 votes to pass a bill (if every representative votes) but it takes 292 to override the veto. Both the Senate and the House have to agree on the override so it is next to impossible. Also as a point, for a bill to become law, the Senate and the House have to agree on the same bill word for word. What will likely happen when a bill becomes law is that the Senate and the House will make amendments. For example if the Senate passes a bill and sends it to the House, the House might vote to pass the bill also…. but with minor changes or amendments. If that happens they have to get together and decide between them which version of the bill they will accept, if any. If they both agree on the final version, then they have to take another vote in each chamber and if they both still agree, it is sent to the president for his signature of approval or veto. Again, the chances of overriding a veto is virtually impossible.
@BobSmith-vg3khАй бұрын
Presidents earn a living in many ways outside of a retirement income. They give speeches in the US & around the world. Bill Clinton charged $500,000 plus accomodations for a 1 hr speech. Large corporations are very common.
@derrickdrake8373Ай бұрын
Congress can override a presidential veto. However it requires 3/4 of congress to override which can rarely happen.
@juliamartin4141Ай бұрын
I think it’s a “super majority” meaning 66 senators.
@derrickdrake8373Ай бұрын
@@juliamartin4141 You are correct. I was thinking of approving a constitutional amendment and number of states .
@christophermckinney3924Ай бұрын
Congress appropriates a budget for disaster relief every year, but the President (and state governors) decide where it gets spent by declaring certain locations disaster areas after earthquakes, hurricanes, droughts, floods, blizzards, etc.
@blakefreitas5409Ай бұрын
Forget about the House, right now it is all about appointing federal judges, and possibly assigning new judges to the Supreme Court in order to keep it under control of Republicans/Conservatives...that is why elections matter & having control of the Senate is so important
@WilliamJohnson-h2bАй бұрын
Just ask everyone who voted for Trump to give you a like. You'll get 76 million. 🇺🇸
@quellenathanarАй бұрын
The President is the leader of the executive branch. The US has 3 branches: Executive Legislative Judicial The forefathers intended for the 3 branches to share power equally. Since the President is a single person, he is the most powerful individual. That said, there is a system of checks and balances. Perhaps the biggest safeguard is term limits. As far as being the most powerful person in the world, I would have to say yes. The US President is commander and chief of the most powerful military in the world and has instant access to the nuclear-football. It's my understanding (quite limited) that the UK Prime Minister has much more power within your government structure than the US President. For example: The UK Prime Minister can appoint ministers, including Cabinet members, without a formal vetting process like in the US. Appointments are made directly by the PM, and there is no Senate-style confirmation.
@FlyOverZoneАй бұрын
A bill can be passed with a simple majority. Overriding a veto requires a "supermajority" (2/3). While Congress might have the votes to pass the bill they may not have the votes to override a veto.
@manwithtwoeyes6911Ай бұрын
I didnt wake up this morning so i cant leave a like
@lisab.9956Ай бұрын
To pass a bill in Congress, it has to get majority of votes in both U.S. House & in U.S. Senate & is then sent to president to sign. If he vetoes the bill, it goes back to either House or Senate (depending on who initiated bill) & they have to have 2/3 votes to override. For example, if bill was initiated in Senate which has 100 members (2 from each state), it only takes 51 votes to pass which is "simple" majority. But if bill is vetoed, they would need 67 votes to override veto which is hard number of votes to get because about half are democrats & half are republicans & it is hard to convince other side to switch their vote. (U.S. House has 435 members so they would need 290 votes to override veto.)
@Just_Ducky13Ай бұрын
Go back to the one where he is his party's leader, so unlikely his party would vote to override his veto. Without both parties voting to override there has very seldom been the numbers for the other party to do it on their own.
@Raymail-tj4cfАй бұрын
The majority of Congress passes a bill. That means 51 in the Senate and 218 in the House of Representatives have to vote yes. But if the President vetoes it then 3/4 of the people must vote yes.
@AdamSmith-gs2dvАй бұрын
You need 60 votes in the Senate due to the filibuster.
@Raymail-tj4cfАй бұрын
@ if they filibuster but 66 to overturn a veto. It’s 2/3 not 3/4 my mistake
@kosjeyrАй бұрын
A couple countries; notably both the US and Russia, have that "big red button."
@billolsen4360Ай бұрын
If pressed, I'm sure Moscow's red button would malfunction.
@bobbynardone2879Ай бұрын
The vice president has actually had to take over for the president 9 times- 8 times after the president died and once after President Nixon resigned due to the watergate scandal
@tazjammerАй бұрын
One of the most powerful. Lol. We are. But we believe in fair to all.
@RobertMJohnsonАй бұрын
veto power is playing politics also. a threaten to veto could "adjust" the provisions of the proposed bill. a real veto could mean "f off" or "you need to do more" and then congress can choose to get to work as the president is threatening or after he's veto'd the bill, depending on what he wants, he will have his team lobby congress members individually and agree to some quid pro quos to get things done. this is how everything is done in washington, basically. "you scratch mine, i'll scratch yours...."
@santamanoneАй бұрын
Why is Obama pissing in that basket at the 12:55 mark?
@CCoburn3Ай бұрын
Some Presidents give pardons in exchange for "campaign contributions."
@wolfe6220Ай бұрын
*cough* Trump *cough*
@CCoburn3Ай бұрын
@@wolfe6220 Or Clinton. Or Obama... It's not confined to any one party.
@santamanoneАй бұрын
Actually no. The State of the Union has no fixed schedule. He gives it whenever he damned well feels like it.
@gregory593Ай бұрын
The video you are watching did a bad job of explaining the veto. A bill needs to receive a simple majority or 1/2 of the votes to pass in congress, but the bill would need to receive 2/3 of the vote to override the veto. However, 2/3 is usually hard to get, because the president's party almost always controls significantly more than 1/3 of the votes. As an example, Biden's party now controls close to 1/2 of the votes in House of Representatives, and Trump will control slightly more than half.
@DebiB53Ай бұрын
Nixon was impeached but he quit instead of being fired. Vice President Johnson took office then. This was during the VietNam war.
@larrydale5733Ай бұрын
Gerald Ford took over as President when Nixon resigned. He is the ONLY person to serve as president without having been elected as President or Vice President. Ford was selected as VP by Nixon when VP Spiro Agnew himself resigned due to a conviction of tax evasion.
@cindyknudson2715Ай бұрын
Johnson became President when President Kennedy was murdered. Gerald Gord became President when President Nixon resigned.
@billprice8596Ай бұрын
There is one president who turned down his salary and donated it. That would be Donald Trump.
@Andrew-ColletАй бұрын
And racked in millions of dollars by having government and foreign officials stay at his properties. But I digress.
@billolsen4360Ай бұрын
So did JFK. JFK and Trump are among my favorites.
@glowormrdr6183Ай бұрын
But Trump refused to divest his assets as EVERY president is required to do before taking office, since after Nixon. He also ignored constitutional bans against taking foreign money or other emoluments, AND insisted on having Secret Service, military personnel, etc., pay to stay at his resorts, here and overseas, as even Pence admitted. Trump also refused IRS audits, which are required of presidents every year. The head of IRS quit immediately when Trump left.
@jonshadow4052Ай бұрын
@glowormrdr6183 wrong ,not true,' you're lying , everything thing saying he didn't do HE DID' they get an audited every year' the only president in history to leave office poorer then when he ran , so sorry . You have TDS
@cindyknudson2715Ай бұрын
@@glowormrdr6183 IF they stayed at a Trump-family owned facility it was because they could stay for *reduced cost to taxpayers.* You might want to research a bit further on your "facts" and the surrounding context.
@carabela125Ай бұрын
President Biden pardoned a lot of turkeys this year, including his son.
@carlosmiro4932Ай бұрын
One cheap shot at the Beesleys. Who holds veto power in Beesleyland? My money is on Millie.
@billchmelik5697Ай бұрын
Impeachment is like bringing charges and must be voted on by the house. If the votes are over 59% of reps then it is referred to the Senate that holds the trial
@Satchel-m9nАй бұрын
They don't get a card
@NurseEmilieАй бұрын
Actually President Obama gave 1927 pardons.
@Indy__isnt_itАй бұрын
Over what time frame? That's a lot!!!
@ralphvelthuis2359Ай бұрын
Holy crap. That's an average of over 2.5 every day.
@shawncovert751Ай бұрын
What did you mean by "At the moment"?
@DM-mb3uzАй бұрын
The person Kim K helped to get off deserved more than a life sentence. She helped traffic over 2 tons of coke. It wasn’t like she got caught with a joint or something petty.
@andreadeamon6419Ай бұрын
While kamala has had so many people thrown in prison because they had weed on them and had a non thrown behind bars because he daughter was dealing with sickle cell anemia and while she was behind bars her baby girl was hospitalized again and had a heart attack. She was around 12! All because she missed school (and the school and the hospital were in contact with each other because of her health) But headboard Harris thought she was amazing enough to run for president! Then idiots voted for her?
@VikingJack-il4hwАй бұрын
God Bless President Trump 🙏🏻🙏🏻
@MsChiefsfan-w4kАй бұрын
God Bless America and America only.
@JWOOD31Ай бұрын
@@MsChiefsfan-w4kSeek help for your TDS 😊
@gofigure2951Ай бұрын
@ 5:49- it's checks and balances. Congress represents the people but doesn't always speak for the people( or vice-versa) so the President vetos. Congress then has to decide-- do our constituents want this or is this a power play. If Congress can find enough votes they will override the veto and it becomes law(and within the perview of the United States Supreme Court. Checks and Balances.). In the meantime We the People isolate the RIno's and Primary their asses. Checks and Balances. It is the American Way...
@JWOOD31Ай бұрын
Make America Great Again MAGA❤
@jeffhampton2767Ай бұрын
America is excited and CELEBRATING President Trump. We want our border secured. 🎉🎉❤🇺🇸🙏🏻👍🏻🎉🎉
@MsChiefsfan-w4kАй бұрын
Biden had a strict bipartisan border bill ready to pass but Trump told MAGA party not to pass it.
@JWOOD31Ай бұрын
@@MsChiefsfan-w4kThe Biden bill still let in thousands and had 60 billion for the Ukraine attached 😊
@slothachunkАй бұрын
Nope
@Michelle-j4kАй бұрын
@@MsChiefsfan-w4k5000 illegals a day is not a border closure bill!
@MsChiefsfan-w4kАй бұрын
@JWOOD31 You would love for Putin to take over Ukraine. The only problem is that Putin won't stop at Ukraine. But you don't care because Trump loves Putin.
@nedtrbovich4958Ай бұрын
Trump 2024 so amazing best thing to happen in 4 years. MAGA
@VikingJack-il4hwАй бұрын
I'm so happy ❤
@kmorse6487Ай бұрын
I can't wait till January 20, our President is back!
@jimmymapes3411Ай бұрын
It takes a 2/3 vote to override a veto.
@tvc184Ай бұрын
Pardons completely clear the person of a crime as if he was never convicted. Pardons are… Often issued at the end of a president’s term in office where he can’t be harmed by political backlash. If he isn’t running for office anymore, he probably may not care what we think. Pardons might sometimes be used to clear a person’s name who has long been deceased. He might pardon a person to restore his rights such as to possess a firearm or vote. Like a 55-year-old person might’ve been convicted for a nonviolent crime when he was 18 years old, got out of prison st 20 and been clean ever since. Not a pardon but a president can commute a sentence or reduce the sentence without an actual pardon. So if a 20 year-old person got caught in a nonviolent crime and was sentenced to 30 years, a president could reduce that later to time served thinking that for nonviolent crime the sentence was excessive. I think Trump commuted few people to give them another chance at life after a minor drug conviction many years ago.