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> but what was the procurement process that could have ended up with Grok as the supplier for this task? Why do you think there would be a "procurement process
by embedding-shape 9mo ago
> but what was the procurement process that could have ended up with Grok as the supplier for this task?
Why do you think there would be a "procurement process"? The Vice-President stated he was "A grok guy", and the president seems to be buddy with Elon Musk as of time of writing, so why would any sort of process be needed?
- lokar 9mo agoI’m not sure if you are serious, it if you are…. Congress has the authority to spend money, not the president. The way they do this is by telling the president how much to spend on what. It would mostly be impractical for them to detail every expense. So, they give more general directions and limits, and also impose requirements for how the president (or his deputies) go about it. This includes many many specific procurement procedures.
- embedding-shape 9mo ago> Congress has the authority to spend money, not the president. In practice, or by paper/pesky "laws"? Because sending $10 billion to organizations the president see fit, certainly makes that seem less true in practice.
- lokar 9mo agoThe law is not self enforcing
- lokar 9mo agoFWIW, I think/hope that the long term outcome of this president and SCOTUS rulings will be that the president has much more authority in areas spelled out for him in the constitution, and in areas where congress gives it away freely, AND, an a result, congress stops open ended / broad delegation to the president.
- monkpit 9mo agoHave you read the news lately? Checks and balances are dead. It’s unenforceable.
- embedding-shape 9mo agoYeah, that's my point. So is it realistic to expect some sort of "procurement process" anymore? Seems to be missing the bigger picture.