Monday, February 24, 2025

Trump's Impoundment Power Grab: Straight from Project 2025

Using Project 2025 as the blueprint, President Donald Trump has launched a plan to greatly increase executive control over federal spending, aiming to expand presidential power ... .If successful,Trump's efforts could permanently alter American governance by establishing the president's unilateral authority over federal funding.

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CONGRESS Controls the Power of the Purse -- NOT Trump or DOGE

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-- Mike Levin (@mikelevin.org) February 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM

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Impoundment refers to a president's decision to withhold funds that Congress has already allocated rather than executing the budget as mandated. The U.S. Constitution grants Congress exclusive power over federal spending, making impoundment a direct challenge to legislative authority. The key question before the courts is whether impoundment represents a legitimate executive function or an unconstitutional overreach that undermines the balance of power.

President Trump's impoundment strategy pushes into legally uncertain territory, where past presidents have hesitated to tread. Project 2025 promotes impoundment to weaken Congress and empower the executive branch. Proving once again that far from being a conservative document, Project 2025 is an extremist plan to disrupt constitutional checks and balances. . . .

The Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, will likely decide the fate of Trump's impoundment push. While the Court has historically ruled against unilateral executive spending authority, recent decisions have favored broad presidential powers in areas like immigration and administrative rulemaking. . . .

If Trump successfully expands impoundment powers, the effects would be immediate. Recent court actions to halt Trump's NIH cuts could no longer occur going forward, giving the administration free rein. Federal agencies and public services could face sudden funding freezes, disrupting regulatory enforcement, social programs, and foreign aid. With Congress unable to override Trump's impoundments without a supermajority, its budgetary authority would be effectively neutralized.

#1 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-02-23 08:57 AM

SCOTUS will Earn their bribe money on this one.

Lol.

#2 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-02-23 12:56 PM

"I have no idea what Project 2025 is," Trump said Oct. 31 at a rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico, one of many times he disclaimed any knowledge of the plan. "I've never read it, and I never will."

#3 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-24 12:46 PM

Mike Levin is CORRECT. This is what I have been saying all along.

CONGRESS controls the purse strings constitutionally period. These unilateral moves by Trump, Musk and the other Project 2025ers are unconstitutional. Not just in interpretation. P. E. R. I. O. D. This is just another Reason that Clinton's shrinking of Government was the correct method. Musk laughs at the chaos and harm caused. He couldn't give a ---- and neither could Trump. "Defend why you should have a job" is the stupidest thing ever. Not to mention job performance being cited in all the firings. That opens up thousands of wrongful termination lawsuits. Why? Because firing with cause is one thing but when HR records indicate otherwise you are in for it legally. Even a moron like Musk should know this.

Alas, I fear Effete is correct on this.

#4 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2025-02-24 12:47 PM

#3 | Posted by donnerboy

He didn't need to read it. lol I doubt he reads anything.

#5 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2025-02-24 12:47 PM

Congress will be dissolved by the end of the Trump administration.

They serve no purpose when the president is king.

#6 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-24 01:11 PM

Constitution? That old document died when an insurrectionist was allowed to run for president.

Our new constitution is simply: what are you gonna do about it?

#7 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-24 01:14 PM

Constitution? That old document died when an insurrectionist was allowed to run for president.
Our new constitution is simply: what are you gonna do about it?
#7 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-24 01:14 PM

This does follow as their next step.

#8 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-02-24 01:27 PM

Our new constitution is simply: what are you gonna do about it?

#7 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-24 01:14 PM | Reply | Flag:

You mean like the end of democracy because an elected POTUS does what he told his voters what he was going to do?
Amazing, but really not that the Democrats are fighting for waste and corruption since they are the beneficiaries of it.
And why let Congress address this when they caused it. There is a reason they are all rich when they leave office.

#9 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-02-24 01:32 PM

Democrats in Congress need yo run full page ads in the NYT that Trump has had all formerly male Republican members castrated and they are now officially Republican eunochs! Female members will just lose their voting rights as the Binle dictates and should attend Congressional sessions barefoot and hopefully pregnant. they don't deserve the equal rights that Democratic women have fought for. Only, in their face, public insults will effect these GOP cowards who are all scared to death by Trump/Musk! Their constituents need to know how cowardly they are. Of course though, the pathetic Democrats would have to summon the courage to actually do it! Most of them would offer us excuses as to why they can't do rhat and then they'll lose another election but continue texting me telling me how hard they are fighting so hard and need me to give them money! I'm not sending any Democrats a dime until they start fighting like it's a war because it is!

#10 | Posted by danni at 2025-02-24 01:35 PM

Someone noted here recently that this is not a 4 year project; it's a less than 2 year project to cement Trump as President for Life (see: King)... before the mid-terms when the People will have a chance to take back the Congress.

If there's still a Congress to take back.

This is Coup in Progress, and needs to be stopped sooner rather than later if it's to be stopped at all.

#11 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-24 01:36 PM

"If the President does it then it's not illegal."

-The first US President to resign in disgrace.

#12 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-24 01:46 PM

You mean like the end of democracy because an elected POTUS does what he told his voters what he was going to do?
Amazing, but really not that the Democrats are fighting for waste and corruption since they are the beneficiaries of it.

#9 | Posted by fishpaw

No i mean the end of democracy because the elections a dictator allows you to have are not real. See russia.

BTW i dont seem to remember trump campaigning on raising insulin prices 4000%, do you?

#13 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-24 01:51 PM

"You mean like the end of democracy because an elected POTUS does what he told his voters what he was going to do?"

I don't care if you are elected or not. You don't get to do whatever you feel like. You still have to follow the law and work within the law. If you don't like the law then lobby Congress to change the law.

Being elected does not suddenly give you the right to ignore the law and the constitution.

The President's main job is to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

It's right in the ---- Oath.

#14 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-24 01:52 PM

Can anyone imagine Donald Drumpf resigning for any reason whatsoever?

Of course, Nixon didn't have the actual Cult following Trump has... even though some of the swing voters are waking up; being woke is better than being asleep at the wheel.

#15 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-24 01:53 PM

"You mean like the end of democracy because an elected POTUS does what he told his voters wha!t he was going to do?"

Did he tell y'all he was going to publicly kiss Putin's bare ass?
Because that's exactly what he did in the UN today!

I must admit it. I am laughing at every MAGAmoron in America today!
Go burn those stupid hats you assh***s! Helpful hint....take it off first! I don't want you morons burning yourselves and blaming me!

#16 | Posted by danni at 2025-02-24 03:47 PM

Kamala Harris should go on TV and yell "I told you so!!!

#17 | Posted by danni at 2025-02-24 03:49 PM

We all knew Trump was lying when he said he didn't know anything about Project 2025 & here's the proof. This site shows the progress Trump & Musk have made meeting the goals of Project 2025 & also outlines where they plan to go. Forewarned is forearmed, as they say:

www.project2025.observer

Trump has recently said he wasn't going to get rid of Medicare, and I think that is partially true. Project 2025 does not call for eliminating Medicare, which Republicans know would be a bridge too far. It does, however, call for making Make Medicare Advantage the default enrollment option, which is not something most seniors are going to like. It also calls for reinstating "private-sector drug price negotiation program (repeal part of the Inflation Reduction Act's Medicare Part D reforms)" which no seniors are going to like. And we are especially not going to like it when these changes are being proposed so that they can extend, and even expand, takes cuts for millionaires, billionaires and corporations.

www.project2025.observer

#18 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-02-24 04:24 PM

You mean like the end of democracy because an elected POTUS does what he told his voters what he was going to do?
#9 | POSTED BY FISHPAWN

He told you he was going to eliminate civil rights, destroy the federal government and make eggs free.

All you had to do was ignore his connections to Putin and keep him out of prison.

So you voted for him.

Because you are a moron.

So far he's managed to increase unemployment.

You must be thrilled.

#19 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-24 04:34 PM

PS Trump is also trying to make it impossible to undo the damage he is causing should he be replaced by a Democratic president in 2028:

Salting the earth': Trump ends presidential management fellowships and federal executive boards
The move to kill a key pipeline for aspiring civil servants and regional agency councils reflects a desire to make it impossible to rebuild the federal bureaucracy, experts said.

www.govexec.com

#20 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-02-24 04:44 PM

- making Make Medicare Advantage the default enrollment option

Medicare will at least give patients some days paid for in the hospital, while the Advantage programs give maybe a day.

If you want to know about Medicare Advantage programs, who's go to move is to Deny any Claims... just read the news reporting on United Healthcare Advantage and it's same scams.

;

This whole Admin is about turning Corporate Personhood into Corporate Government.

And Trumpers are just the suckers they needed to pull it off.

#21 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-24 04:44 PM

You mean like the end of democracy because an elected POTUS does what he told his voters what he was going to do?
Amazing, but really not that the Democrats are fighting for waste and corruption since they are the beneficiaries of it.
And why let Congress address this when they caused it. There is a reason they are all rich when they leave office.

#9 | Posted by fishpaw

STFU idiot.

You have the civics knowledge of a high school dropout.

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