CSpan begs administration for transparency

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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

On the contrary - Ronald Reagan stood up to congress and got his way.

They kept sending him bills with all kinds of ryders and fundings attached. He finally got sick of it, addressed the nation and told the public and congress that the next bill they sent him that had all that crap in it he would veto - no matter what it was. He would have too - but congress didnt have the gumption to test him.

Since veto is one of the powers granted to the President, he was only doing what he was empowered to.

Vetoing a bill is not the same as TELLING congress how they can run their meetings. The Constitution grants that power to each of the houses of congress.