Presidents again should wield the veto, not just for policy or partisanship, but as a protection of the limits on the power of government.
power to veto laws comes from Article I, Section 7. That section concerns more generally how our national government creates laws. After Congress passes a bill, the president either can sign it, turning the bill into a law, or he can veto it, sending it back to the legislative branch with an explanation for his refusal. Congress then may override the veto but only if both chambers, the House of Representatives and the Senate, vote for the override by a two-thirds margin.
Though it sometimes happens, presidents today do not tend to veto bills because those bills pose threats to their power. They usually veto legislation for partisan and policy reasons. They reject bills that do not comport with their own agenda or that do too much to advance the prospects of the rival political party.
To come to this conclusion, Washington, as president, had to engage in constitutional interpretation. With the help of his divided Cabinet, he had to weigh whether the bill followed the requirements of the “supreme law of the land” regarding apportioning House districts. He concluded it did and acted accordingly.
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