"And we will assure all of the Partnership for Peace nations that no other nation will have a veto authority."

The Advisory Council has no veto authority over Federal agencies.

He has no line-item veto authority, and the pocket-veto was ruled unconstitutional.

Democrats acknowledge that the Governor has the line-item veto authority over appropriations in the budget.

And if the unlikely event does arise, then obviously you'll have a full veto authority over anyone in the airlock tube.

The decision is a setback for the governor, a Republican who, in 1998, stretched his veto authority beyond precedent.

The bill allows the President to use his line-item veto authority only to strike dollar figures.

"If these policies were presented to the President," she wrote, "I would strongly recommend that he use his veto authority."

This "veto" authority has been used only thirteen times in the past 38 years, and is a critical safeguard against the most polluting activities.

The chairman, unless stripped of veto authority, will always act in what he or she perceives to be the best interests of the agency.