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> Congress has the authority to spend money, not the president. In practice, or by paper/pesky "laws"? Because sending $10 billion to organizations the preside
by 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.