Re:US pauses all Federal aid and grants
by lupusreal on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @06:59AM
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Not giving money to researchers is hardly a criminal matter. Of course some congressmen could propose impeachment anyway, pretty sure some already have, but they don't have the numbers to kick him out of office so it's just posturing for their constituents.
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Re:US pauses all Federal aid and grants
by Tadpole9181 on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @08:02AM
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Executive impoundment is explicitly illegal and unconstitutional, actually. The president does not have the power of the purse, that's congress.
Re:US pauses all Federal aid and grants
by franktankbank on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @10:43AM
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Arguably this is only temporary. I don't think Congress sets the timeline do they?
Re:US pauses all Federal aid and grants
by dllthomas on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @02:57PM
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It's not immediately clear to me how we should read the Constitution on that question, but the Impoundment Control Act seems to explicitly include "delay" alongside "withholding" in things that it might be forbidding.
Re:US pauses all Federal aid and grants
by imperial_march on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @05:25PM
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No it's allowed, and has been done before by other presidents.
3 trillion is a lot of cash, how much of it is wastage/unnecessary?
My bet is - most of it.
Re:US pauses all Federal aid and grants
by TrackerFF on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @07:10AM
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Well, at this rate, and by his actions, Trump is basically telling congress to get f'ed.
His disregard with what Congress already signed into law is troubling, but he might find sympathy from members who were not in Congress before, as well as members who didn't sign the legislation he's overriding.
Re:US pauses all Federal aid and grants
by matthewdgreen on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @07:20AM
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Then those new members can pass a law ratifying these cuts and doing so legally. This is just crime.