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A quick definition of veto-proof majority:

A veto-proof majority is a group of lawmakers who have enough votes to pass a law even if the leader of their government tries to stop it by using their veto power. This means that the leader cannot stop the law from being passed, even if they don't agree with it.

A more thorough explanation:

A veto-proof majority is a legislative majority that is large enough to override an executive veto. This means that if the executive (such as a president or governor) vetoes a bill, the legislative body can still pass the bill into law without the executive's approval.

For example, let's say that a state legislature passes a bill with a vote of 40-10. If the governor of that state vetoes the bill, the legislature would need a veto-proof majority of at least 2/3 (or 27 votes) to override the veto and pass the bill into law.

Another example is the United States Congress. In order to override a presidential veto, both the House of Representatives and the Senate must pass the bill again with a 2/3 majority in each chamber.

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17:21
Or EMEA vacation in this example
17:22
i wish i had the money for a european vacation
you will once youre a federal atty
17:24
i plan to go in public interest, i wont have that kinda money lol
omg same
I also don't feel bad for Fulbrights. They'll be alright
17:24
i'll be lucky to afford a home lol
17:24
omg yess
International status generally being a debuff sucks tho for sure
LegalUsername
17:26
There are waitlist sessions for GULC? I never got one after receiving the SPWL.
LegalUsername
17:27
Or maybe it's because I got it yesterday?
SplitOnMe
17:27
yeah they happened a while ago
theres one for NU coming up
17:29
Georgetown waitlists 4000 people a year, they basically have to divvy the waitlistees up across multiple sessions over time
yeah I'll be logged into the NU one so they don't ding me for missing but no shot I'll actually be able to pay attention bc I'll be working
17:30
Imagine being the admissions staffer(s) who need to monitor Q&A for a 4,000 person zoom
USNWR needs to just bump schools back 20 places if they waitlist more than like 10% of apps
17:32
Penn Purge, the reprise
Everyone who was on the WL at the time got that invite but you might not have gotten it if you applied later
Re: GULC WL session
i didnt get it but i believe i received the wl notif after the email went out which like, fair
17:34
It *is* somewhat tricky to plan waitlists, because there are a whole bunch of subgroups you need there. Not just the stats you need to tune and needs people fill (URM, veteran, regional balance, international, STEM), but buckets like "These are the specific STEM majors we might take if we have a bunch of STEM majors go elsewhere, and we've locked down our GPA median, and we need to shore up our LSAT median, and our aid budget is almost exhausted so we need people that would accept a waitlist A with minimal aid (not the 180s)
17:38
And how much "padding" you need in your waitlist is inversely related to how patient applicants will be for that school (HYS can cover their bases with a small waitlist because most people on the list would drop everything and commit; Georgetown needs a large waitlist because a lot of people on their list will end up with better options)
17:38
But even understanding why schools do this, the result sucks for anyone on the WL
kimchi queen if you see this im sorry but i dont have the talent to paint birds on my nails and i have shaky hands today so i went with skittle nails
KimchiQueen
17:47
@manifestT14acceptances: Haha no need to apologize! Skittles and candy style nail art is super cute!
LegalUsername
17:48
Just praying for the WL gods now :(
trees1234567
17:49
Oh damn penn wtf sorry to everyone that got hit
@KimchiQueen: thank you i do like how they came out i always feel bad fielding suggestions and then doing something else
KimchiQueen
18:07
Suggestions can always be used next time! No need to feel bad :)
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