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During his presidency from 1933 to 1945 Roosevelt had vetoed 635 bills, 263 of which were pocket vetoes. [7] All presidents after him until George W. Bush had pocket vetoes while they were in office; the most after Roosevelt was Dwight D. Eisenhower who had 108. Since the George W. Bush presidency, no president has used the pocket veto.
October 14, 1968: Pocket vetoed H.R. 5677, A bill for the relief of Robert L. Miller and Mildred M. Miller. The bill was presented to the president on October 12, 1968. October 14, 1968: Pocket vetoed H.R. 10256, A bill to render the assertion of land claims by the United States based upon accretion or avulsion subject to legal and equitable ...
The governor of Puerto Rico has a reduction veto in addition to the package and line-item vetoes. [57] The legislature can override any of these vetoes by a two-thirds majority of each chamber. [52] [34] The governor has had the line-item veto since 1917. [45] The governor also has a pocket veto, which cannot be overridden. [52]
On March 31, 1968, then-incumbent U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson made a surprise announcement during a televised address to the nation that began around 9 p.m., [1] declaring that he would not seek re-election for another term and was withdrawing from the 1968 United States presidential election.
1954–1968: 1964–1980 ... Lincoln pocket vetoed the bill and the rift widened between the moderates, primarily concerned with preserving the Union and winning the ...
Pocket vetoes that kill legislation allow governors to wield enormous power without having to explain their decisions. Governors take on the status of deities instead of public servants.
Many state governors also have additional kinds of vetoes, such as amendatory, line-item, and reduction vetoes. [63] Gubernatorial veto powers vary in strength. The president and some state governors have a " pocket veto ", in that they can delay signing a bill until after the legislature has adjourned, which effectively kills the bill without ...
1968; 1970; 1972; 1974; 1978; 1980; Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. I. 1968 Illinois ballot measures (4 P) This page was last edited ...