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U.S. House votes against Trump's tariffs on Canada (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 9 months ago by Reannlegge@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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This is not going to stop my boycott.

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[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 18 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Trump will veto this if it gets through congress.

There’s zero chance this does anything. But it’s a nice reminder the Republicans are morons.

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[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 13 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Wait, can he veto a bill that doesn't pass? Isn't that literally just an EO with extra steps?

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[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 8 points 9 months ago

If it passes then he can veto it.

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[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

There are no checks and balances in the US.

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[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

There's lots of checks happening. They're not balanced though.

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[–] feddylemmy@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago

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.

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[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 4 points 9 months ago

Oh, absolutely, I'm thinking in terms of future administrations and such. (Assuming free and fair elections actually happen.)

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