21.   At the same time, the Council sent Giuliani another message by voting overwhelmingly to override his veto of its stadium referendum.

22.   Backers now are trying to muster the votes to override the veto.

23.   A congressional rejection could be vetoed by the president, and it would take a two-thirds vote to override the veto.

24.   A presidential veto can be overridden by a two-thirds vote of each chamber.

25.   A third has passed just short of the votes needed in the Senate to override a veto.

26.   A two-thirds vote of both chambers could override a veto.

27.   A two-thirds vote of both chambers would be required to override a veto, a majority the pro-gun forces lack.

28.   A two-thirds majority is needed in both chambers to override the veto, and the Senate vote is expected to be tight.

29.   After President Clinton refused to sign the bill, Republicans found so little public support for the proposal that they did not even try to override the veto.

30.   After it passed both houses and its backers clearly had the power to override a veto, he let it become law without his signature.