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You need a super majority to overcome a presidential veto, the first denial of the emergency was passed by a simple majority. The Republicans are looking for a way to get rid of the emergency without trying to knock it down and bloodying Trump's nose with a veto proof majority vote that they might not be able to muster. Not very many senior members are keen on this national emergency because it could greatly expand presidential power.
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am_Unition · 2086 days ago · link ·
The idea is that it looks bad, politically, for the president to veto something like this, but “looking bad, politically” is not very relevant in this era. A god-emporer can do no wrong