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<blockquote data-quote="SMS" data-source="post: 3097623" data-attributes="member: 42"><p>No. Go do some reading on the difference between a federal "budget" and "appropriations".</p><p></p><p>The omnibus spending bill is a compilation of a multitude of funds appropriation bills to allocate funds for <em>subdivisions</em> <em>of the federal government</em>. The appropriations and funds therein are earmarked for that subdivision. It has the force of law. The only latitude the President has in shifting those funds is within said subdivision. That is how Obama moved money to our enemies.</p><p></p><p>The only "precedent" is the now long standing one of these stupid Omnibus bills. It's lazy governance. Congress shouldn't have passed it and Trump never should've signed it.</p><p></p><p>The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 limits the authority of the President to refuse to spend allocated funds. Anyone cheering for Trump to subvert that act, and using "Obama did it" as an excuse, has a serious lack of understanding about how our system of government is/was designed to work.</p><p></p><p>The President is not a dictator, and he is not in charge of the appropriation and allocation of federal funds...even if you like him. Don't forget, if you cheer for the President to have this kind of authority, you just might be well and truly F*cd when someone you don't like comes into power.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SMS, post: 3097623, member: 42"] No. Go do some reading on the difference between a federal "budget" and "appropriations". The omnibus spending bill is a compilation of a multitude of funds appropriation bills to allocate funds for [I]subdivisions[/I] [I]of the federal government[/I]. The appropriations and funds therein are earmarked for that subdivision. It has the force of law. The only latitude the President has in shifting those funds is within said subdivision. That is how Obama moved money to our enemies. The only "precedent" is the now long standing one of these stupid Omnibus bills. It's lazy governance. Congress shouldn't have passed it and Trump never should've signed it. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 limits the authority of the President to refuse to spend allocated funds. Anyone cheering for Trump to subvert that act, and using "Obama did it" as an excuse, has a serious lack of understanding about how our system of government is/was designed to work. The President is not a dictator, and he is not in charge of the appropriation and allocation of federal funds...even if you like him. Don't forget, if you cheer for the President to have this kind of authority, you just might be well and truly F*cd when someone you don't like comes into power. [/QUOTE]
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