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Summary
California officials warned that Trump’s order to release massive amounts of water nearly caused severe flooding for farmers.
Trump boasted about the move, claiming it would help fight wildfires, but experts said the water couldn’t reach affected areas, which are over 200 miles away.
The Army Corps of Engineers initially planned to release water at maximum capacity but scaled back after urgent pushback.
Experts warned the water could have been better used months later for irrigation.
Mmn…2/3 of the House and Senate is what’s required to override a veto, if the the President doesn’t want something to pass. But the President can’t just pass something without a majority vote.
Anyway, you don’t have to solve that problem by handing control of the executive to the Congress (House + Senate). You can have popular referendums, popular recalls, more frequent elections. Having high turnover in that job is a good thing, because the job itself has way too much power. Abolishing the job would be better. The idea that “one guy has to be in charge” causes extreme problems.