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Congress mandated the creation of USAID in 1961. I don't hthink the executive branch has the legal authority to just abolish it by fiat or change its status fro
by anigbrowl 2y ago
Congress mandated the creation of USAID in 1961. I don't hthink the executive branch has the legal authority to just abolish it by fiat or change its status from independent to a subordinate organ of the state department.
- labster 2y agoIt doesn’t matter if Trump has the authority to do something if no one stops him. Laws are just words on paper. America is no longer a nation of laws. Period. We are a nation ruled by Trump and Musk.
- llamaimperative 2y agoEh that ship hasn’t sailed (yet) and this type of commentary isn’t productive toward preventing it from setting sail. We are in fact a nation of laws and we ought to demand enforcement.
- nessbot 2y agoThis type of talk just does the work of the authoritarian for them.
- johnnyanmac 2y agoPerhaps, but what's anyone going to do about it?
- brewdad 2y agoWe are a nation of laws still. At least three judges have told Trump/Musk to stop what they are doing. The problem we are running into right now is who enforces the laws when the Executive branch decides they don't want to follow them?