Though, it should be pointed out that the federal government can't act completely arbitrarily if it decides to withhold funding. I don't know what the current s

Though, it should be pointed out that the federal government can't act completely arbitrarily if it decides to withhold funding. I don't know what the current state of the law is, but South Dakota v. Dole established a specific set of requirements: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota_v._Dole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota_v._Dole