A Call to Arms Addendum

In the midst of composing and posting "A Call to Arms," I left one remark of mine unclarified regarding the president's veto powers. It was clear in my head, but not in my words. What I meant to say was that the president can veto even repeal legislation, but his veto can be overridden if two-thirds of the House and Senate so vote. In Obama's instance, he would work to ensure that no such bill to repeal (for example, ObamaCare) ever got out of committee in either chamber and made its way to ...