Thursday, April 14, 2016

Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law.

My interpretation of this quote is that before any bill is passed, it has to go through the president first. Once it is approved it will be signed and be made into a law. However, if it is rejected by the President, it is returned to the house that it came from and the reasons as to why it was objected. It has to be reviewed again with two thirds of that house agreeing for the bill to be passed. Once it is agreed upon, it is presented to another house along with the objections, which also reconsiders it. If both houses agree, then this bill is made into a law. 
I chose this quote because it opened my eyes to something I didn't know about. I also found it very peculiar that people take the time out to vote for a President to be our leader among us, however, if a bill is rejected by him, it can be made into a law after being reviewed and voted upon by two houses. Also, if it is not signed and returned by the President within a certain time period, it is automatically made into a law. I do not like the idea of that because a leader should be the sole person to make decisions for a country. 

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