Hye Min Shin
February 23, 2015
AP Government
Obama’s Expected Keystone Pipeline Veto Is Likely to Be the First in a Wave
After the party majority shifted from Democrat to Republican party, President Obama is expected to open up "the veto era" in his presidency. First of the veto, people expect, will be against the Keystone Pipeline, which would allow Republicans to create a pathway of petroleum from Alberta to the Gulf Coast. Recently passed in the House, the Keystone Pipeline bill will soon reach the Senate with both parties prepared to either vote for or against. Democrat Senators, now a minority, will fight against the bill so it would not reach President Obama. On the other hand, Republican Senators will plan a veto override once President Obama does veto the bill. However, Republicans predicting another gridlock government claim, "There’s a lot we can get done together if president puts his famous pen to use signing bills rather than vetoing legislation his liberal allies don’t like." Bill Hoagland, vice president of the Bipartisan policy center advises that President and Congress should work together in order to prevent another gridlocked and divided government in the future.
Personally, as a pro-environment supporter, I agree with President Obama vetoing the bill and I hope that Keystone Pipeline would never be enacted since it will cause a lot of environmental damage. Moreover, I see Republicans as hypocrites. It is ridiculous that they expect Democrats to participate when they were the ones that attempted to prevent every Democrat agenda previously. This relates to ch.13 since it deals with legislative process and the creation of a bill.
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