Should Congress Have Veto Overrides

If the president does not like a bill Congress has made and vetoes it Congress has the power to override the president's veto. It takes a long process for the Congress vote and override a veto. Both, the House of Representatives and Senate, has to separately vote in favor of the veto override. The first president to have his veto overriden was John Tyler. One of the biggest veto overrides was during Ronald Reagan’s presidency. The last veto override to happen so far was with President George Bush. Many people feel that Congress should not have his veto overridden in cases that the executive branch is suppose to have power over. However, many people believe as well that all the president's decisions should be challenge to insure that he is making the right decision.

You could certainly argue that the legislative branch is the most powerful branch in the government. Congress was made to be a strong force in the government. In Article 1 section 8, it talks about how Congress can do anything to carry out its’ duties (Barbour, 2013). They oversee the executive and judicial branch. Their job is not just to try to do what is best for their state, but as well as what is best for their country. Because of this, they are the only branch that can vote on legislation or introduce bills. The most important …show more content…
The Congress created a Medicare Bill. President Bush vetoed the bill claiming it would take funds from private health insures to keep paying doctors (Congress Overrides Medicare Veto, 2008). Congress had overridden the veto of the Medicare Bill and made sure doctors treating seniors, the disabled, and the military personnels did not get pay cuts. The House of Representatives voted 383-41 in favor of overturning the veto and the Senate voted 70-26 in favor as well. The bill affected millions of people eligible for Medicare and military