1. Congress needs just simple majorities to overturn the line-item vetoes. 2. In neither house of Congress does the GOP have the two-thirds majority needed to overturn a presidential veto. 3. Legislators needs a two-thirds majority to overturn a veto. 4. Only Wells, who dissented on a case where the majority overturned a law increasing prison sentences for violent offenders, did not receive a note. 5. The Supreme Court majority overturned that decision. 6. When a majority on the Supreme Court overturned Douglas, Siegel was crushed. 7. The Congress would need a two-thirds majority to overturn a presidential veto. |