Reannlegge@lemmy.cacake to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 day agoU.S. House votes against Trump's tariffs on Canadawww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up1238arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1236arrow-down1external-linkU.S. House votes against Trump's tariffs on Canadawww.cbc.caReannlegge@lemmy.cacake to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 day agomessage-square40linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredarkdemize@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 day agoWait, can he veto a bill that doesn’t pass? Isn’t that literally just an EO with extra steps?
minus-squarefeddylemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoVetos can be overturned if 2/3 of each chamber votes to overturn it. So there is a way to overturn vetos, but I don’t think those numbers are achievable right now.
minus-squareLemmyoutofhere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·15 hours agoThere are no checks and balances in the US.
minus-squareneukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 hours agoThere’s lots of checks happening. They’re not balanced though.
minus-squarepanda_abyss@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·1 day agoIf it passes then he can veto it.
Wait, can he veto a bill that doesn’t pass? Isn’t that literally just an EO with extra steps?
Vetos can be overturned if 2/3 of each chamber votes to overturn it. So there is a way to overturn vetos, but I don’t think those numbers are achievable right now.
There are no checks and balances in the US.
There’s lots of checks happening. They’re not balanced though.
If it passes then he can veto it.