Under the U.S.
Constitution, if Congress approves legislation the president
doesn't like, he can refuse to sign it, in which case the law can
be enacted only by a two-thirds vote of each chamber. But as Senior
Editor Jacob Sullum writes, President Bush's plan to aid the auto
industry relies on a more obscure maneuver: If Congress rejects a
bill the president likes, he can act as if the vote went the other
way.
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