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minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down10·7 days agoState Attorney General? Senator? Vice President?
minus-squareTransplantedSconie@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down3·7 days agoNone of those are able to affect any change to foreign policy. That is the president’s job alone.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down7·7 days agoShe was literally on the Subcommittee for Border Security. Jesus, you fucking people.
minus-squareTransplantedSconie@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·edit-27 days agoYep. And they had hammered out a deal on the border led by one of the most conservative Republicans in the Senate until Trump had it killed. Even then, the decision comes down to the president who has veto power to decide whether the bill becomes law or not.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·6 days ago the president who has veto power Congress can, and periodically does, override presidential vetoes. If you’ve got the most conservative Republicans in the Senate on board, it sounds like an override is in the cards. Past that, vetoes don’t create policy.
State Attorney General? Senator? Vice President?
None of those are able to affect any change to foreign policy. That is the president’s job alone.
She was literally on the Subcommittee for Border Security. Jesus, you fucking people.
Yep. And they had hammered out a deal on the border led by one of the most conservative Republicans in the Senate until Trump had it killed.
Even then, the decision comes down to the president who has veto power to decide whether the bill becomes law or not.
Congress can, and periodically does, override presidential vetoes. If you’ve got the most conservative Republicans in the Senate on board, it sounds like an override is in the cards.
Past that, vetoes don’t create policy.