what happens when the president doesn't sign a bill?
915946
A pocket veto is a legislative maneuver in American federal lawmaking. The U.S. Constitution requires the President to sign or veto any legislation placed on his desk within ten days (not including Sundays). If he does not, then it becomes law by default. \n\nThe one exception to this rule is if Congress adjourns before the ten days are up and the President does not sign the bill. In such a case, the bill does not become law; it is effectively, if not actually, vetoed. If the President does sign the bill, then it does become law. \n\nIgnoring legislation, or "putting a bill in one's pocket" until Congress adjourns is thus called a pocket veto. Since Congress cannot vote while in adjournment, a pocket veto cannot be overridden.
983712
Legislation passed by Congress must be approved by the Senate before they go to the President for signature or veto.\n\nIt takes a two thirds majority of the Congress and Senate to override a presidential veto. It is not easy to overide a veto.
506647
Nothing to slow down It's not the congressmen and senators who read the bills. The lobbyists are given the job of writing and reading the legislation and that saves the two houses of congress the trouble. Gives them more time to fund raise.They might do this in part not to embarrass the president,as he doesn't read either.
823079
A politician that is out of power because his party is now in the minority or because he was replaced by someone of the opposite party is called a lame duck, because they are shot and unable to fly (metaphorically speaking).  The current Speaker of the House is a lame duck because a Democrat will be replacing him in January; any attempts at last minute legislation by him will be blocked and postponed until the next Congress.  The President may become a lame duck if the Democratic Congress choose to block any and all of his proposals and actions (which they are entitled to do, but probably won't--they will be satisfied just curtailing him a little bit).\n\nI hope that helps.
270076
In order for any of the branches to complete a goal, they have to check and see is the other two like it. if the legislative branch has an idea they would like to pass as a law or bill they must follow this order:\n   senate or house of rep presents it.\n   all of that branch votes to see if they want to send it to the next step\n   if they vote to not have it then it stops and goes now farther.\n   if they vote to have it then it continues on to the next branch.\n   now it's in the president's hands, if he passes it it is sent to the supreme court\n   if the president vetos it then it is sent back to the senate for review.\n   Now the bill is in the supreme courts. all judges and justices vote to see if this will be come a law.\n\n   that's how the legislative branch interacts with the other branches in America.
816962
The President (or his representatives) has the power to negotiation treaties, but they must be ratified by 2/3 of the Senate (as per Article 2, Section 2 of the Constitution).  If the treaty requires a change to existing U.S. law, then those changes would have to pass Congress like any other law.
46977
It's not that Bush hasn't signed it, but that it hasn't been ratified by Congress. The US signed the protocol when Clinton was in office, but Congress did not ratify it and Bush has refused to even submit it for ratification.\n\nHis rhetoric bull is that it would hurt the American economy. What it boils down to, the industrial sector doesn't want to do it, and they paid for his election.
360012
Even if someone actually wrote a petition that would attempt to solve our nation's leadership problem by getting rid of Bush, presidents are removed from office through steps taken by Congress in the actual impeachment process. The answer is no.
860760
The President and the Congress will both have to make compromises which is what always happens when the two are of opposite parties. If Bush vetoes all of the bills, Congress will not push through any of the legislation he proposes. That is what always happens in this type of circumstance. .So no, you will not be "safe".
927849
They're both very important.  When a bill is brought to Congress, it first must be brought through the House.  If it is approved by the House, it is passed up to the Senate for approval and then the President ultimately has the power to veto it.  If either the House or the Senate is balanced in a certain direction by either a majority of Democrats or Republicans, it determines greatly what type of bills get passed and turned down.
797225
It really doesn't matter because nothing is going to get accomplished over the next 2 years. Anything Bush sends to Congress will get voted down. Anything Congress sends Bush will get vetoed, and they don't have enough of a majority to override, thus we have a stalemate for the next 2 years.......
923813
none of the above....the president takes the power away from congress...unless its his own party in control
828627
Yes the President will veto it.  The Military does not want people that don't want to be there.
1053307
before it becomes law, it is called a bill. it has to go through 3 readings in Parliament. The first being its introduction, the second to understand its need and the third to make amendments to the bill, if any. After that it is sent to the President for his assent-ion. The Bill becomes law on the day it is in the gazette. hope that will help
1081051
Presidents don't pass laws.  Congress passes laws, and Presidents sign them.\n\nRead the Constitution, twinkles.  You might learn something.  Then again, maybe you won't.
438742
Has the bill been signed yet. I thought it was still in committee. Once a bill is passed and signed by the president it takes any where from 30 days to 6 mos sometimes longer depending on the provision in the bill. You can call Sen. Alexander office they will know. 202-224-4944.
89656
The Constitution says, "high crimes or misdemeanors". But, basically, if he does something slightly wrong and Congress is against him, he can get impeached (like Clinton). Conversely, if he's commited several high crimes but Congress is with him, he won't be (like now).