Re:US Gov Deploys Grok as Nutrition Bot, It Advises for Rect...
by embedding-shape on Monday February 23, 2026 @02:36PM
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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 president see fit, certainly makes that seem less true in practice.
Re:US Gov Deploys Grok as Nutrition Bot, It Advises for Rect...
by lokar on Monday February 23, 2026 @02:40PM
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The law is not self enforcing
Re:US Gov Deploys Grok as Nutrition Bot, It Advises for Rect...
by lokar on Monday February 23, 2026 @03:00PM
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FWIW, 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.
Re:US Gov Deploys Grok as Nutrition Bot, It Advises for Rect...
by monkpit on Monday February 23, 2026 @03:02PM
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Have you read the news lately? Checks and balances are dead. It’s unenforceable.
Re:US Gov Deploys Grok as Nutrition Bot, It Advises for Rect...
by embedding-shape on Monday February 23, 2026 @03:42PM
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Yeah, that's my point. So is it realistic to expect some sort of "procurement process" anymore? Seems to be missing the bigger picture.
Congress has the authority to spend money, not the president. The way they do this is by telling the president how much to spend on what. It would mostly be impractical for them to detail every expense. So, they give more general directions and limits, and also impose requirements for how the president (or his deputies) go about it. This includes many many specific procurement procedures.