Override
In a rare occurrence and the most significant legislative rejection of the Bush Administration to date, last week the US Congress voted to override President Bush's veto of a comprehensive farm bill, even though the vetoed version was missing a section on trade, the so-called "trade title". What this means is that Congress has set aside or canceled the President's veto through a super-majority vote.An override is the vote taken to pass a bill again, after it has been vetoed by the President. It requires a 2/3 vote in each chamber of Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate), in other words, 290 votes in the House and 67 votes in the Senate, if all members are present and voting. If one chamber fails to muster enough votes to constitute at 2/3 vote, the bill fails to become law. If the veto is overriden, the bill becomes law despite the objection of the President.
Thomas Jefferson
"It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield nothing, and to talk by the hour."
-Thomas Jefferson
Law Lit: From Atticus Finch to the Practice: A Collection of Great writings About the Law
Law Lit: From Atticus Finch to the Practice: A Collection of Great writings About the Law
by Fordham Law school Professor Thane Rosenbaum is a comprehensive collection of writings on law that includes poetry, essays, and scripts. The selections span from ancient Greece to modern times. What's more, the selections are manageable so if you don't have time to commit to reading an entire book, but want to fine tune your Legal English you can read one of these writings in short time.