This comic is about how Andrew Jackson, America's 7th president, abused the veto system to control what bills were made into law for his own gain. He used 12 vetoes while in office, 7 were pocket vetoes. Pocket vetoes are when the president doesn't even respond to the bill, leaving it blank. This doesn't even give Congress a chance to overturn his veto. The cartoonist felt that when Jackson used the vetoes this way, he was being a tyrant. He felt that Jackson had absolute rule over new bills when he did this, like a king. From what I read, Jackson abused his power to veto for his own personal gain. I do not think that he is the democratic ideal. I don't think he deserves the title of the "people's president" for these reasons. Using presidential power for personal gain is not something that people should smile upon.
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