• maegul (he/they)@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    How well would a constitutional amendment fly? (I’m not a USian)

    Could a states’ rights pitch be made for enshrining some legal limitation on presidential action?

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      4 months ago

      Constitutional amendment(s) could fix things, but there needs to be enough people in Congress willing to pass it.

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        4 months ago

        Well yea, which would be the point. The Other parts of the country’s government using their power to impose a limitation (congress and the states).

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          4 months ago

          Unfortunately congress is currently incapable of passing anything that truly helps the American people.

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      4 months ago

      Sadly probably would never happen without a lot changing. It is really hard to get one passed unless it’s supported by both parties and the Republicans in the US want this (requires two thirds vote in both the House and Senate which rarely happens for any policy that’s actually worth passing).

      There aren’t really almost any Republicans willing to do anything against Trump at this point. I guess nothing is impossible given how bad things are but