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Congress appropriates money to be spend. Executive branch ... 'executes' things with appropriated money. Previous Trump administration tested a lot of norms,
by lowercased 2y ago
Congress appropriates money to be spend. Executive branch ... 'executes' things with appropriated money. Previous Trump administration tested a lot of norms, and current one is going to be pushing past every boundary of normal/accepted/traditional behaviour we've ever seen. The will of the people, expressed through Congress, is that Dept X gets $Y, but the incoming admin is claiming their own 'will of the people mandate' to completely upend how appropriated money is spent, and indeed, if it's spent at all. When you do not believe government agencies should exist, why would you want to enable them to spend money?
- ks2048 2y agoWell, we'll see what the courts do - and maybe more importantly - what the people on the street do when/if it starts affecting their lives. I'm not a legal scholar, but I'm going to guess that saying "congress appropriates money, but the President can decide if they actually get it" is a pretty fringe idea.
- lowercased 2y agoMost of the MAGA ideas are fringe. And they're pissed they've not been 'listened to' for years. That's part of the point. This is all revenge/retribution, both on Trump's part, but also for a minority class of people who've felt 'left out' and 'ridiculed'.
- __loam 2y agoWe ridiculed them because their ideas, like slapping blanket tariff on our closest allies, are really really stupid.
- Viliam1234 2y agoYeah, but that doesn't make them any less angry.
- johnnyanmac 2y agoShame, maybe they should have focused on subsidizing therapy. I don't even know what more to say. Paradox of tolerance so I'm no even going to pretend to empathize with ideas like"deport the illegals in chains " and ćmy body your choice".
- vixen99 2y agoThere are other sites where you can deliver this kind of homily to your heart's desire.
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- __loam 2y agoIt's called impoundment and it's patently illegal and unconstitutional. There's already been a SCOTUS case. The executive branch absolutely does not have the authority to decide how money is allocated.
- BlarfMcFlarf 2y agoThe executive branch having the power of selective enforcement and pardon generally seems like it might have an impact on the relevance of any supposed authority.
- rectang 2y agoIt's easier to beg forgiveness than to ask permission, and it's easier still to do neither.