From The INBOX: Vetoes
Posted by Andy on January 19th, 2008
I received the following email regarding my Can You Hang On A Minute? We’re Screwed #1 & 2 posts.
All revenue raising bills must originate in the House, so any tax increase bill must start there and, therefore, come up there first after the inevitable veto. At that point, they will need five Republicans to reach the 90 votes necessary to override - assuming all 85 Democrats line up to override. Remember: The only bipartisanship on taxes last year was AGAINST them. Some Democrats voted against income tax increases and to uphold the gas tax veto.
The person is correct on the revenue increases (Tax increases) having to originate in the House. The scary point of these posts is that they could impeach judges. That requires the Senate to have the hearing, and the DFL has the 2/3rds required. After that it is just a simple majority in the House. Again, they have that.
And as far as veto overrides, I don’t worry so much about tax increases on this, because of the House, but I do worry about the spending increases and other lunacy and mandates that the Senate would pass. They will come out of the Senate for this reason I feel.
So point noted, but don’t forget about all the other things the DFL has on their agenda.
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January 19th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Your concerns are duly noted, but do you really think every member of the DFL is a member of the lunatic fringe bent on political self-annihilation?