The Constitution gives control over spending to Congress, but Trump and his aides maintain that the president should have much more discretion — including the authority to cease programs altogether, even if lawmakers fund them. Depending on the response from the Supreme Court and Congress, Trump’s plans could upend the balance of power between the three branches of the federal government.
Trump plans to claim sweeping powers to cancel federal spending
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Good. Discetionary spending must be vastly cut.
Wonderful. Thanks for the information. One more reason to vote for Trump.
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T. A. Gardner
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Personally, I'd like to see Trump, if elected, do this.
On day 1 he issues an executive order that every agency of the federal government within 30 calendar days submit an exact word and page count of the regulations they currently have in the federal register. Until they do and it is correct (somebody is checking behind them), 10% of their current FY budget is withheld.
Once all those agencies submit their page and word count, a second executive order is produced. Remove 5% (the exact amount is variable here) by word count and page count by September 30, 2025. Until this goal is met, and verified, 10% of the agency's budget is withheld. This executive order does not preclude enforcing all current regulations, nor making new regulations, only that your agency will have 5% less words and pages of regulations by 9/30/25 or you lose 10% of your budget for the next FY.
Repeat 4 times over the administration. This means at the end of 4 years every agency of the federal government has gotten rid of, by page and word count, roughly 18% of their current regulations.
This would have an incredibly positive impact on the economy.
On day 1 he issues an executive order that every agency of the federal government within 30 calendar days submit an exact word and page count of the regulations they currently have in the federal register. Until they do and it is correct (somebody is checking behind them), 10% of their current FY budget is withheld.
Once all those agencies submit their page and word count, a second executive order is produced. Remove 5% (the exact amount is variable here) by word count and page count by September 30, 2025. Until this goal is met, and verified, 10% of the agency's budget is withheld. This executive order does not preclude enforcing all current regulations, nor making new regulations, only that your agency will have 5% less words and pages of regulations by 9/30/25 or you lose 10% of your budget for the next FY.
Repeat 4 times over the administration. This means at the end of 4 years every agency of the federal government has gotten rid of, by page and word count, roughly 18% of their current regulations.
This would have an incredibly positive impact on the economy.
Trump will demand 5% cut on all payments.
LurchAddams
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Trump only cares about how government can benefit trump.
T. A. Gardner
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And then the government will be in chaos and barely functioning anymore.
Trumpers will be ecstatic.
He gets a cut on every government contract.
They want fascism.
The POTUS can only directly affect discretionary spending....not sending across the board.
Learn American civics, dillwad.
I really don't understand your posts. Are you always drunk?
T. A. Gardner
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Really? How so? Can't bureaucracies in all their infinite wisdom find a way to reduce the wordiness of their regulations such that they are streamlined and easier to understand? Or, do you believe that a bunch of lawyers and assorted idiots are incapable of making their regulations less pedantic and byzantine?
T. A. Gardner
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It is you that is always drunk... Got the picture now?
T. A. Gardner
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All spending is set for the fiscal year. Withholding a set amount is within executive power. Essentially, Trump would simply be delaying spending not preventing it if the conditions of the executive order were met. Normally spending is allocated by quarter to agencies as well. Again within the power of the President to delay pushing it out to an agency.
America is a huge country with an incredibly large population.
There are a lot of necessary rules and regulations.
Doing what you suggest would itself cost billions of dollars in man hours.
Just agreeing to what regulations should be cut would take years.
Totally undoable.
Into the Night
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Only Congress can allocate money, including any money to the President or the executive branch. HOWEVER, Trump doesn't have to actually spend it.
You don't believe in 'balance of power'. You support The Oligarchy.