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Guess What, the Democrats Don't Need 60 Votes

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One smart Capitol Hill observer E-mails me: "In my view, the Democrats will have a working majority even if they fall a few votes short of 60. One of the close races is Maine, but Republican Senator Susan Collins appears to be pulling away. If she wins, Democrats will often be able to get her vote and that of her Republican colleague Olympia Snowe on most domestic issues."

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it takes 67 votes to override a veto. The 60 votes is to invoke cloture – go back and study up, kids.

high school drop out of AK 1:03AM November 13, 2008

i just learned about the 60 votes to override the veto today in my high school government class. your observer is not that smart get a new one

da schafe of OH 7:51PM November 12, 2008

It's only necessary to override a president's veto. If the president signs the legislation presented, the 60 vote override does not enter into it.
It is assumed that a president of the same party as the majority in congress will ask for and get the legislation he/she wants and will sign it.
While that is historically never quite the case, the president has ofent signed the requested legislation even though it has been stuffed full of pork along with what was requested.

HillbillyBill of TN 8:30AM October 29, 2008

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