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Re:Payments Crisis of 2025: Doge Have "Read-Write" Access to... by taylodl on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @12:44PM (#42935884)
> Correct, the executive branch can always opt to not spend the money it was allocated.

No, they cannot. Trump was impeached during his first term over this very issue. Congress had appropriated funding for the Ukraine, Trump didn't want to provide it without obtaining concessions from Zelenski. Just like Trump doesn't want to provide California any FEMA money for the LA fires without concessions. Trump has been through this before, he knows it's illegal, but he doesn't care. It's kinda funny that people expect a felon to care about the law.

Re:Payments Crisis of 2025: Doge Have "Read-Write" Access to... by almosthere on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @03:24PM (#42938076)
I think for the most part, this is the wake up call we need. We're spending money on efforts that have absolutely nothing to do with government. The FEDERAL government spending money on USAID to cover up the COVID virus?

Most of this shit can be moved to the states but the federal government should really be about national security and trade agreements.

Re:Payments Crisis of 2025: Doge Have "Read-Write" Access to... by nessbot on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @03:42PM (#42938287)
You got any source on the COVID coverup?

To the second line: cool, if that's what you want, then get your reps to write a law and have the rest of congress pass it and the president sign it.