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Ignoring the legality of this, I don't really see what this is trying to accomplish. Even if the spending is not in line with Trump's priorities, it's not like

Ignoring the legality of this, I don't really see what this is trying to accomplish. Even if the spending is not in line with Trump's priorities, it's not like he can unilaterally change the budget (of course, that's not stopping him...). One silver lining of this madness is I expect bipartisan support for clarifying and codifying the scope of executive power into law at some point in the future (sadly likely after Trump is long gone, though).

mywittyname 2y ago
> I don't really see what this is trying to accomplish. Chaos power grab. There is no silver lining here. The USA fell gradually, then all at once. It's over, done. We lost.
Loughla 2y ago
>I expect bipartisan support for clarifying and codifying the scope of executive power into law Absolutely not going to happen. Trump Republicans want him to function more like a supreme executive/king instead of a president with controls on his power. Other Republicans are too scared of losing their jobs to stop this either. Democrats do better with an enemy, so they actually have a perverse incentive here. If we make it through this mess with our democracy intact, I will definitely be surprised. I hope I'm being dramatic, but I'm afraid I'm not.
- amazingamazing 2y ago
  We'll see but I believe you're probably wrong. This particular action, e.g. federal aid pause, will affect people from all states. The constitutes will be rightly angry and threaten their congressmen, which will result in the outcome I mentioned earlier.
  - Loughla 2y ago
    I just think that politicians have figured out how to spread whatever lines they want into the public consciousness better than ever. I don't see Republican constituents blaming Republican politicians. They'll find a way to spin it to fit their existing world view. Democrats as well; same story, different words. Division is the name of the game.

mywittyname 2y ago

> I don't really see what this is trying to accomplish. Chaos power grab. There is no silver lining here. The USA fell gradually, then all at once. It's over, done. We lost.

Loughla 2y ago

>I expect bipartisan support for clarifying and codifying the scope of executive power into law Absolutely not going to happen. Trump Republicans want him to function more like a supreme executive/king instead of a president with controls on his power. Other Republicans are too scared of losing their jobs to stop this either. Democrats do better with an enemy, so they actually have a perverse incentive here. If we make it through this mess with our democracy intact, I will definitely be surprised. I hope I'm being dramatic, but I'm afraid I'm not.

amazingamazing 2y ago
We'll see but I believe you're probably wrong. This particular action, e.g. federal aid pause, will affect people from all states. The constitutes will be rightly angry and threaten their congressmen, which will result in the outcome I mentioned earlier.
- Loughla 2y ago
  I just think that politicians have figured out how to spread whatever lines they want into the public consciousness better than ever. I don't see Republican constituents blaming Republican politicians. They'll find a way to spin it to fit their existing world view. Democrats as well; same story, different words. Division is the name of the game.