Introduced in the House as H.R. 3396 by Bob Barr (R–GA) on May 7, 1996.
Committee consideration by House Judiciary.
Passed the House on July 12, 1996 (342–67).
Passed the Senate on September 10, 1996 (85–14).
Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on September 21, 1996.
I don’t know if you know this or not. I should hope you do, because it’s a fundamental part of our democracy…but a presidents veto power is not absolute. Veto could be overridden with 2/3 vote in house and Senate, which they clearly had support for.
Yeah the house and Senate were (barely) dem controlled at the time…but Bill Clinton is clearly the wrong scapegoat for DOMA.
I don’t know if you know this or not. I should hope you do, because it’s a fundamental part of our democracy…but a presidents veto power is not absolute. Veto could be overridden with 2/3 vote in house and Senate, which they clearly had support for.
Yeah the house and Senate were (barely) dem controlled at the time…but Bill Clinton is clearly the wrong scapegoat for DOMA.