How do Presidents veto legislation, and how significant is the presidential veto?

Presidents are not likely to always use the right to veto that they are given, they are usually reluctant to use them because many bills contain provisions that the president supports as well as opposes. The veto however is too blunt in its use as it voids all provisions and leads to a lack in progression for legislation
Also by using the veto too often it can create the impression that the president is inflexible and unable to reach compromise. This can have a negative effect on approval ratings and also impact whether they will make a second term.•Also if a bill has sufficient support in congress, it is likely that the veto can be overridden so using a veto may not be the most appropriate thing to do, if it doesn’t create the intended outcome and this is known prior.A veto can be useful to the president however in a few ways. one , the white house can use the threat of a veto in negotiations with congress while a bill is still going through the legislative process. This can give the president more of an influence on shaping the billAlso with a high proportion of bills not completing passage until the end of congressional sessions, the president may use the pocket veto which cannot be overridden.

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