Blatantly illegal.

#1 | POSTED BY JPW

Just delaying the crash until they can hopefully come up with a new distraction for the American public to avoid talking and negotiating with the "enemy within".

You'll have to point out the section of the constitution that says excess funds sitting unused in one account can't be transfered to another account to pay the military during a Schumer Shut-down.

#19 | POSTED BY VISITOR

It is unconstitutional for the President to use money appropriated by Congress for one purpose for a different purpose because it violates the constitutional separation of powers, specifically Congress's "power of the purse". The Constitution gives Congress the exclusive authority to control federal spending, and the President is required to faithfully execute the laws as written, not rewrite them by reallocating funds.

The Appropriations Clause (Article I, Section 9): The U.S. Constitution is explicit about how money is to be spent: "No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law". This clause establishes that Congress must first pass legislation to approve and specify how federal money is spent. The President cannot access or spend public money without this authorization.

Thank you for the opportunity to teach you about our wonderful constitution. It's very cool. You should read it sometime!