Credible reports of NSF, DOE, EPA and CDC enforcing the illegal impoundment order from Trump's OMB in contravention of Judge AliKhan's temporary injunction.
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Kevin Bird
I'm begging a major news org to cover the fact NSF is defying the courts to enact Trump's unconstitutional executive order
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@crampell.bsky.social @marisakabas.bsky.social @chrisgeidner.bsky.social
No form of impoundment is constitutional. It's also made illegal under federal law.
Only solution is for Congressional GOP to join Dems in forcing the WH to release all funds.
"So federal court orders don't actually bind executive agencies. We'll remember that the next time we try and implement something that's immediately blocked by an injunction from a judge in Texas."
WTAF is your problem?
Do your job, dammit.
Ask for staff.
Ask why they aren't doing more to stop OMB's actions?
Or call your Congress people.
Or call GOP Congress people. The GOP will ultimately decide the outcome here.
The point is to CALL.
I don't exactly see how me speaking to his staff while Schumer heads out the door will fix anything.
And unfortunately the Dems do not feel sufficient pressure to act. Unless and until Dems fear for their political survival they will continue to pretend this is all not happening.
Elected Dems will do the right thing when they are backed into a corner on a cliff, proverbially.
Will they? Probably not. But they should.
The media needs to be all over this and cover it like the existential constitutional crisis it is.
Instead they just accept that Trump can pause funds or that it’s just a political squabble
Only solution is Congressional GOP joining with Dems to reassert their Article 1 prerogative and force admin to release appropriated and granted funds.
Can the courts throw someone in jail for blatantly disregarding an order because it feels like that is what is going to need to happen.
The outcome will be determined by GOP action. Dems can and should make their lives hell, but it falls to the GOP. No getting around this given who got elected.
No one weird trick to save the constitutional order and democracy as it exists.
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That window closed.
So yeah, it's going to take a whole lot longer for justice to come than we'd hope, and many of us will die in a fascist state, but when it does come, may there be no mercy and no quarter.
The directives and pressure is coming from the powerful Office of Management & Budget in the White House. Even typically, that office can steamroll or circumvent a career staffer when they want.
https://www.cdc.gov/about/leadership/director.html
https://new.nsf.gov/awards/who-to-contact
@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social What are you doing/saying? Anything? Enjoy your weekend.
Please cover this story!!!
There are research papers documenting the high levels of permanent long-term damage due to funding breaks.
Representative or Senator.
2. Ask to speak to a staffer.
3. Express ALL frustration.
Senators 202-224-3121
Representatives 202-225-3121
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I suggest ppl call and politely yell at their Congress people and request action. They'll understand.