Democrats are preparing to pass Trump's budget while Trump literally plans to ignore the law that Democrats pass and spend the money on whatever it feels like. Any Democrat who votes for this should be fed through the electoral shredder
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Aaron Rupar
1. Impoundment is illegal
2. Why would Dems approve funding legislation that Trump can unilaterally veto? What's the point of having a Congress at all if the president controls the purse strings?
2. Why would Dems approve funding legislation that Trump can unilaterally veto? What's the point of having a Congress at all if the president controls the purse strings?
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Democrats have always had the avenue to fight this in court, and they may in fact win in court.
What surrendering on the CR does is close off a leverage point that Democrats actually control.