Mexican president eliminated pocket veto

On August 17, 2011, Mexican President Felipe Calderon signed a reform of the Mexican Constitution. The change eliminated the president's ability to use the pocket veto to reject pending legislation. The president must now take action on a bill within 30 days after he or she receives it. If he or she fails to act, the bill automatically becomes law. In recent years, Mexico has seen several constitutional amendments. In 2005, an constitutional amendment was passed to ban the death penalty in Mexico. While in office, Calderon has also facilitated several changes to the Mexican Constitution. In 2008, he signed changes to overhaul the criminal justice system. He had originally proposed many of the changes in 2007.

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Source: http://jurist.org/thisday/2012/08/mexican-president-eliminated-pocket-veto.php

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