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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCan A DEm Congress Repeal The Tax Bill
Even after it has been passed at some date in the future?
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Can A DEm Congress Repeal The Tax Bill (Original Post)
Me.
Nov 2017
OP
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)1. Yes. Any statute can be amended or repealed.
Me.
(35,454 posts)2. Well That's Something
GOTV
unblock
(52,317 posts)3. yes, but we'd need control of both houses of congress and the white house.
Me.
(35,454 posts)4. JUst The Houses
If the numbers were big enough to overturn a veto I think
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)5. A two-thirds supermajority of both houses
to override a presidential veto
unblock
(52,317 posts)6. technically true, but my scenario is plausible after the 2020 elections;
in 2020 it's extremely unlikely that we win veto-proof majorities in both houses while simultaneously failing to retake the white house. that just doesn't happen.
we can really only gain veto-proof majorities without the white house during a mid-term election, and it can't happen in 2018, because the map makes it barely possible to even get a simple majority; 67 seats is deep into fantasy land.
2022 might be possible i suppose, but my scenario gets us there 2 years faster
bagelsforbreakfast
(1,427 posts)7. Hope it can be done. n/m
Me.
(35,454 posts)8. We...THeir Constituents
Will have to insist on it