The cuts to several states come amid an escalating fraud fallout fueled by a dubious YouTube investigation of Minnesota day cares.
The Trump administration on Monday said it had slashed billions in social services funds to a handful of blue states as part of its escalating response to new and unproven fraud allegations in Minnesota.
The Department of Health and Human Services will freeze $10 billion worth of federal grants to California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York, an HHS official told HuffPost, confirming news first reported by The New York Post.
It’s not clear whether the freeze was inspired by specific fraud allegations or solely for political reasons. Officials did not immediately provide a public explanation.
Having the authority is inversely proportional to the rest of the government having a spine.
They’re spineless, so he has the authority.
What authority he has is spelled out in the constitution, and the authority to do what he’s doing is given to Congress. Doing it without congressional approval is unconstitutional.
Congress and the judiciary being spineless or complicit doesn’t confer authority. It might give him the leeway to overstep his authority, but that doesn’t change the fact that he doesn’t have the authority.
Let’s not muddy the waters. He would love for you to believe he does have the authority.
Yeah…my comment was obviously not intended to withstand legal scrutiny. You took it way too seriously. For the record - constitutionality is not a factor in restraining this president.
I know you meant it to be humorous. If I thought you were seriously trying to claim that he has the authority, my response would have been much sharper and likely gotten me banned.
That being said, I disagree that I took it too seriously. I take it very seriously. It’s a serious matter. I believe we must be firm and clear about that.
And I understand that so far he seems to be getting away with flagrantly violating the constitution at every turn. That pisses me off to no end. But it doesn’t change the fact that he is subject to the restraints imposed by the constitution. He has no legal basis for disregarding it, and I won’t mince words about that. Nor will I joke about it.
It’s already bad enough that he’s getting away with it. Let’s not pretend that means he’s actually allowed to do anything he wants.
I really don’t know why you’re trying to argue with me. It’s not like I disagree. Feel free to soapbox all you want, I guess.
And if nobody does anything then yes he has the authority. Didn’t someone in your government just say might makes right about taking over Greenland.
That’s going to be tough, some pretty serious weather and not much there until you “drill baby drill”
Canada on the other hand has lots of nice places to live and work. If he invades Canada, I’ll bet he gets lots of volunteers …. To march across the border and petition for asylum
That’s not what authority is.
And don’t pretend the inane drivel that comes out of steven miller’s mouth constitutes valid legal rationale.
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