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minus-squaredarkdemize@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·4 days agoWait, can he veto a bill that doesn’t pass? Isn’t that literally just an EO with extra steps?
minus-squarepanda_abyss@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·4 days agoIf it passes then he can veto it.
minus-squarefeddylemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days 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-down2·3 days agoThere are no checks and balances in the US.
minus-squareneukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoThere’s lots of checks happening. They’re not balanced though.
Wait, can he veto a bill that doesn’t pass? Isn’t that literally just an EO with extra steps?
If it passes then he can veto it.
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.