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- adjective US, politics Having a strong enough
majority tooverride anypresidential veto .
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Examples
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As I've argued time and time again the Dems can't end the occupation unless they get a vetoproof vote.
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The reality is that the Dems do not have a vetoproof majority which is essential in our system of governance for the legislative branches to take ACTION!,
Happy Hour Roundup 2009
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Does anybody think anything's going to work until we get enough scared shitless Repubs for a vetoproof majority vote next year?
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We can get every Dem to vote for leaving Iraq and it still won't be a vetoproof majority.
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Enough people do that during this recess and Repubs will give us that vetoproof majority.
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Without a filibuster proof majority in the Senate, or a vetoproof majority in both houses what is anybody's justification for giving Pelosi and Murtha a black eye on this bill?
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C'mon, do you think anything's going to work until we get enough scared shitless Repubs for a vetoproof majority vote next year?
Behind-the-Scenes Tensions Among House Dems At Fever Pitch Over Iraq Vote 2009
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They want us to convince Repubs to break with Bush and help us get a vetoproof majority.
New Poll: Yep, The 2008 Election Will Be All About Iraq War 2009
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Without a filibuster proof majority in the Senate, or a vetoproof majority in both houses what is your justification for giving Pelosi and Murtha a black eye on this bill?
Behind-the-Scenes Tensions Among House Dems At Fever Pitch Over Iraq Vote 2009
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I wish I could remember it, but basically, the House passed a decent bill, although not by a vetoproof margin, while the Senate folded and passed Bush's bill then skipped town.
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