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Gun Control Reform Activism

Bolo Boffin

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3. What the hell is "amendatory veto powers?"

Reply to Robb (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 08:38 AM

Jul 2013

In going to go look that up, but it sounds like a signing statement on steroids. Why have a legislature if the governor can just rewrite the law to suit himself?

http://m.voices.yahoo.com/illinois-con-con-issues-amendatory-veto-power-1996595.html

An amendatory veto must be overridden by a three-fifths vote of both houses, or accepted by a simple majority vote. If the legislature takes no action on an AV, the entire bill dies.

OK, not as bad as I thought, but that's still stinky.

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Illinois: Quinn expected to use amendatory veto powers on concealed carry bill [View all] Robb Jul 2013 OP

polling showed BainsBane Jul 2013 #1

Evidently a veto is now anti-democratic BainsBane Jul 2013 #2

What the hell is "amendatory veto powers?" Bolo Boffin Jul 2013 #3

It won't matter ceonupe Jul 2013 #4

OK. Yeah, I looked it up and it's not that he just gets to rewrite the law. Bolo Boffin Jul 2013 #5