Difference between revisions of "Federal law"
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Finally it goes to the [[President]] to be signed (hopefully). He can veto the bill and then it goes back to [[Congress]] with the reasons why he vetoed it. They can change it to the way he wants or they can try to overturn the veto. This requires two-thirds of both houses to pass it and it doesn't happen very often. If the president doesn't sign it in 10 days it becomes a law anyway. Unless Congress is adjourned for the 10 days: then all he has to do is not sign it and the bill is pocket vetoed. | Finally it goes to the [[President]] to be signed (hopefully). He can veto the bill and then it goes back to [[Congress]] with the reasons why he vetoed it. They can change it to the way he wants or they can try to overturn the veto. This requires two-thirds of both houses to pass it and it doesn't happen very often. If the president doesn't sign it in 10 days it becomes a law anyway. Unless Congress is adjourned for the 10 days: then all he has to do is not sign it and the bill is pocket vetoed. | ||
| − | When a Federal law is broken it's called (guess!) a Ferderal offense, suspects are investigated and arrested by the ''Federal'' Beuare of Investigation[[FBI]] and tried in a ''Federal'' Court. | + | When a Federal law is broken it's called (guess!) a Ferderal offense, suspects are investigated and arrested by the ''Federal'' Beuare of Investigation ([[FBI]]) and tried in a ''Federal'' Court. The United States Government is always so unreasonelbe after all. |
Revision as of 16:59, October 10, 2007
A Law passed by the U.S. Government, or the Federal government is a law supreme over state laws or municipal mandates.
A Feredal law was once a bill in the House of Representatives. A bill goes through commitee, where they they refined exactly how the law should be, than it went to the house rules commitee where they set up perameters for debate on the House floor. Once there, it is debated (sliced and chopped and diced and cropped), and eventually they vote. It goes up to the Senate (to a Senate commitee and then the floor) where they change the bill as much as they want without time restrictions. Sometimes they try to kill the bill with a filibuster, in which case a guy talks about nothing for a couple if eternities and then they vote when every one has left or fallen asleep in their chair. Cloture is when they stop talking and finally vote on the bill. It takes 16 sentors to propose cloture, and then they vote about clouture: it takes 60 senators' votes to achieve cloture. After that each senator can still speak on the bill for another hour (potetial 100 hours).
Then the Senate votes on the bill. If it passes, its usually different than when it went through the House, so the bill is sent to a conference commitee. Here people from the relevant House and the Senate commitiees meet and compromise on the bill. It can come out completely different then when it came in. It goes back through the House and Senate quickly no more amendments are allowed; just the vote.
Finally it goes to the President to be signed (hopefully). He can veto the bill and then it goes back to Congress with the reasons why he vetoed it. They can change it to the way he wants or they can try to overturn the veto. This requires two-thirds of both houses to pass it and it doesn't happen very often. If the president doesn't sign it in 10 days it becomes a law anyway. Unless Congress is adjourned for the 10 days: then all he has to do is not sign it and the bill is pocket vetoed.
When a Federal law is broken it's called (guess!) a Ferderal offense, suspects are investigated and arrested by the Federal Beuare of Investigation (FBI) and tried in a Federal Court. The United States Government is always so unreasonelbe after all.