Is it possible for Congress to override President Bush's SCHIP veto?
Some Democrats seem to think so.
The Committee for a Democratic Majority is sponsoring a petition to President Bush and members of Congress. The "tens of thousands" of people that signed support an override of the SCHIP veto. Who else is behind the petition? Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts.
In an email for the committee, Sen. Kennedy said "If we can afford the war in Iraq, we can afford health insurance for our children. It's that simple."
The Democrat sounded positive when he said asked supporters to help override the veto in under two weeks.
A vote in the House of Representatives is scheduled for October 18.
Others are fighting to override, as well, including a newly-formed coalition that is running an ad campaign blasting Bush for his veto.
An override is entirely plausible at this point, as more and more Republicans are distancing themselves from the president by deserting him on domestic issues.
Some Democrats seem to think so.
The Committee for a Democratic Majority is sponsoring a petition to President Bush and members of Congress. The "tens of thousands" of people that signed support an override of the SCHIP veto. Who else is behind the petition? Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts.
In an email for the committee, Sen. Kennedy said "If we can afford the war in Iraq, we can afford health insurance for our children. It's that simple."
The Democrat sounded positive when he said asked supporters to help override the veto in under two weeks.
A vote in the House of Representatives is scheduled for October 18.
Others are fighting to override, as well, including a newly-formed coalition that is running an ad campaign blasting Bush for his veto.
According to the CNN article, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is cautiously optimistic about overriding the veto. "We take it one day at a time," she said.The coalition, which includes the AFL-CIO and MoveOn.org, rolled out a nearly $1 million television ad campaign and is targeting about 20 Republicans to vote to override the president's veto of the bill.
The national ad, sponsored by Americans United for Change, an umbrella group of liberal organizations, is running on cable networks.
It includes images of a baby and other children with an announcer saying "George Bush just vetoed Abby." The coalition also promises to rally activists in districts of another 20 House Republicans over the next two weeks.
An override is entirely plausible at this point, as more and more Republicans are distancing themselves from the president by deserting him on domestic issues.
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