"The presidential power to veto legislation is one I take seriously," Obama said in a brief notice delivered to the Senate. "But I also take seriously my responsibility to the American people."
A majority of Americans favor the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline just 28% oppose it the rest either want it 57% or are unsure 15%.
Read the entire CNN/ORC poll
Some Senate Democrats are already saying they will vote to override President Obama's veto of legislation authorizing the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Claire McCaskill (Mo.), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.) and Bob Casey (Pa.) will vote to override Obama’s veto, according to aides, and it’s possible that several other Democrats will follow suit.
Obama is clearly not following the will of the people on this and Democrats know what is going to happen in the next election if they don't start playing ball with popular ideas.
just another example of this president acting like a misbehaving child, Congress passed this bill, why does he feel the need to defy all the other elected representatives of the nation? The president shouldn't take matters into his own hands, he should respect the wishes of the nation and Congress. No matter, he's only delayed it. The pipeline will go through, with or without Obama.
