My thoughts on recent federal court ruling holding Trump usurped spending power from Congress. Ruling is right, and Trump's usurpation of spending power is dangerous power grab: reason.com/volokh/2025/... - ThreadSky

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ilyasomin.bsky.social • 6 hours ago

My thoughts on recent federal court ruling holding Trump usurped spending power from Congress. Ruling is right, and Trump's usurpation of spending power is dangerous power grab: https://reason.com/volokh/2025/03/12/district-court-rules-trump-violated-constitution-by-usurping-congresss-spending-power/

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joehewlett.bsky.social•6 hours ago

This isn’t the first time. This was key in his second impeachment, right?🤷🏻‍♂️ He’ll keep doing just to wreak havoc.!

ilyasomin.bsky.social•6 hours ago

I think you mean his first impeachment.

joehewlett.bsky.social•25 minutes ago

Maybe you’re right. The first impeachment was Russian Collusion and the Mueller Report. I forgot that the second was insurrection.

ilyasomin.bsky.social•1 minute ago

The first impeachment was for withholding aid from Ukraine in order to pressure them into digging up dirt on Biden.

billejzak.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Constitutional scholars who don't want the Constitution to be interpreted as anointing the President as a king who can rule by edict (Executive Orders) had better be preparing Amicus briefs opposing the so-called unitary executive theory and related theories cedin all gov'tal authority to the Pres

ilyasomin.bsky.social•6 hours ago

For those keeping score, I also opposed Biden's less extreme, but still very bad usurpation of spending power on student loan forgiveness: https://www.scotusblog.com/2023/02/dont-let-the-executive-abuse-emergency-powers-to-raid-the-treasury/

fralippolippi.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Time to impeach.

fpait.bsky.social•6 hours ago

The Empowerment Law of March 1933 allowed the dictator to set the budget without consulting the legislators or following the constitution.

We are moving at the same pace.

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