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Im confused here. I thought “the shutdown” was wholly due to congress having the sole authority for funding federal bodies. How does that settle with “he will s
by donavanm 8y ago
Im confused here. I thought “the shutdown” was wholly due to congress having the sole authority for funding federal bodies. How does that settle with “he will shut the government back down”?
- Supermancho 8y agoHe has made a deal to not agree to the budget, but to fund the non-essential (tm) parts of the government as if one (unseen) has been agreed to...or some other sort of shenanigans.
- rjohnk 8y agoBy law, the executive branch can't spend more money that what has been appropriated, so in theory any president has to "shut the government down" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antideficiency_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antideficiency_Act This is all subject to interpretation, mind you.
- alphabettsy 8y agoThe president can veto unless they have enough votes to override?