The aim of this Lobby is control of the policy process through theexercise of a veto over the appointment of people who dispute the wisdom of its views... and the exclusion of any and all options for decision by Americans and our government other than those that it favors.
Under the Line Item Veto Act, Congress had to help the president in his exercise of his veto by highlighting, in the budget bill, tax breaks that benefited fewer than 101 people.
Information Commissioner Richard Thomas, who backed publication on public interest grounds, said theexercise of a veto over standard FOI procedures must be "exceptional".
Secretary General and his designees have been permitted by the Clinton Administration to make operational decisions about -- and to exercise a veto over -- the use of U.S. and NATO military assets.
President Obama today announced his intentions to exercise a pocket veto on legislation designed to clarify the foreclosure process to the benefit of lenders.