Article 1, Section 7, Paragraph 2
Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States: If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law.
Vetoes are Carefully Recorded
Veto power is monitored by God Himself.
The House of origination has to enter the objection(s) of their bill into their journal of records. With this available to the members, the bill should be reconsidered.
"At large" meant "without restraint or confinement" (original Webster’s). They were to write in the President’s objections in full, without editing, condensing, or changing them.
God has a "veto" plan that starts at home, and should permeate all realms of society. God appoints the realm of our jurisdiction. There are times when someone can veto another’s plans. The objection must be done promptly, otherwise the decision stands.
Numbers 30:12-13, "But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD shall forgive her. Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void."
There is a penalty for vetoing something that was righteous. The one who Vetoes is the one who bears the iniquity. This puts the President as well as any father or husband in a precarious spot, if they are careless about such things.
Numbers 30:15, "But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity."
Iniquity is the guilt, pain, judgment, and suffering that comes as a result of committing a sin before God. Only God can forgive such sin, but there is normally a penalty that still must be paid. A President that vetoes a good bill carries the punishment for hindering righteousness before God. This principle is the same for any father, husband, mayor, businessman, judge, etc.
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