TRUMP DOESN'T GET TO OVERRIDE CONGRESS
Congress controls the nation's purse.... not Donald Trump, not the White House, and not the Office of Management and Budget. The Impoundment Control Act was passed specifically to stop presidents from simply refusing to spend money that Congress has already appropriated.
100% ILLEGAL.
The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 was enacted after President Richard Nixon repeatedly withheld funds Congress had appropriated. The law limits a president's ability to refuse to spend money approved by Congress, reinforcing Congress's constitutional power of the purse.
The president may also temporarily delay spending under limited circumstances, but cannot simply eliminate programs or withhold funding because of political disagreements. The law is intended to prevent presidents from overriding Congress's spending decisions and requires the executive branch to follow the established budget process.
Apparently we've reached the part of American government where āCongress passed a lawā is treated more like a friendly suggestion.
Trump's White House just moved to cancel $810 MILLION that Congress already appropriated, using something called a āpocket rescission.ā There's just one tiny constitutional inconvenience.... Congress controls the purse.
The Impoundment Control Act says a president can ASK Congress to rescind appropriated money. Congress normally gets 45 days of continuous session to decide. The trick here is timing: wait until the fiscal year is almost over, send the rescission request, and potentially let the money expire before Congress can act.
The independent Government Accountability Office has concluded that this type of pocket rescission is not permitted under the Act.
And this isn't just Democrats yelling about Trump. Republican Sen. Susan Collins.... chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee.... called the maneuver a āclear violation of the law.ā
So basically....
Congress: We appropriated this money.
The law: Congress must approve its cancellation.
Trump's OMB: Yeah.... but what if we wait until the clock almost runs out and don't spend it anyway?
That's not some brilliant constitutional loophole. š That's waiting until the bank closes and announcing you've rewritten the mortgage.
And here's the part everyone should care about regardless of party: this isn't about whether you like the programs being funded. It's about whether Congress controls federal spending as the Constitution provides.... or whether a president can effectively erase spending decisions Congress already made.
Because once you hand that power to ONE president.... you've handed it to EVERY president who comes afterward.
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