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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by justanotheratom on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @07:29PM (#42941547)
why do you assume there are no checks?
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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by allturtles on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @07:33PM (#42941602)
There are supposed to be, we'll see if they work. Right now, as the article says, the courts are issuing injunctions to stop these changes while the various lawsuits play out. I strongly suspect Trump and Musk will ignore them, and then we will be in a full on constitutional crisis.
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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by justanotheratom on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @08:22PM (#42942155)
what in Elon Musk's track record makes you "strongly suspect" he is there to cause a constitutional crisis? Is it possible that instead he is working in good faith?
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