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Well, 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 sch
by ks2048 2y ago
Well, 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.
- watwut 2y ago[dead]
- __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.