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100% illegal and impeachable. So draft articles to impeach #Vought & add his resignation to the #shutdown conditions. #impoundmentcontrolact

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#impoundmentcontrolact www.congress.gov/crs-product/...

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The Supreme Court’s newest decision could make it impossible to end the shutdown How do you negotiate with a man who can break his promises at any time?

#ForeignAidSpending
#FederalGov #Shutdown
#ImpoundmentControlAct
#SCOTUS #SupremeCourt
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Supreme Court allows Trump to withhold $4 billion in foreign aid funding President Donald Trump has asserted the power to unilaterally withhold funds allocated by Congress.

#SCOTUS #ImpoundmentControlAct
We are a completely lawless country with an ineffective, hapless, and neutered legislature and a sycophantic, lapdog judiciary. We are done.

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John Roberts allows Trump to withhold foreign-aid funds approved by Congress — for now The chief justice of the Supreme Court temporarily lifted a lower-court order that directed the administration to prepare to spend $4 billion Congress previously appropriated.

Good explanation of legal maneuvers to not spend $ as allocated by #Congress -

John Roberts allows Trump to withhold #oreignaid funds approved by Congress — for now www.politico.com/live-updates...

#ImpoundmentControlAct #pocketrescission #budgetcycle #weaponizedincompetence?

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GAO Makes Official What’s Been Obvious: Trump Admin Is Breaking Impoundment Control Act The independent agency embedded within the legislative branch that is designed to...

The Government Accountability Office determined this afternoon that Don The Con's administration has, in fact, violated the Impoundment Control Act.

#DonTheCon #ImpoundmentControlAct #GovernmentAccountabilityOffice #TalkingPointsMemo

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#ImpoundmentControlAct #FFS

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March 3, 2025 As seemed evident even at the time, the ambush of Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday was a setup to provide justification for cutting off congressionally approved aid to...

That “impoundment” of funds Congress has determined should go to Ukraine is ILLEGAL under 1974 #ImpoundmentControlAct, and unconstitutional as #Constitution gives to #Congress, NOT TO THE PRESIDENT, the power to set government spending and to make laws.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social

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What to know about the key laws invoked in the scores of Trump legal challenges Many of the dozens of lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's actions hinge on alleged violations of decades-old federal laws.

Will the courts will eventually rule against #Trump's violations of the #AdministrativeProcedureAct, #PrivacyAct and #ImpoundmentControlAct? www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-l...

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Can #Trump or #Musk stop federal payments?

The President can delay allocated funds through "impoundment,” but the 1974 #ImpoundmentControlAct limits this power, by requiring that any delay be temporary and that #Congress be informed.

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What you need to know about impoundment, and how Trump vows to use it It's a concept that’s normally dry, esoteric and distanced from Americans' everyday lives, yet the heart of the matter is a key question of American democracy.

#Impoundment #ICA #ImpoundmentControlAct #Deferral #Rescission #Coup #Trump #Musk #ElonMusk #PeterThiel #MAGA #Project2025 #TheFourthReich #Dominionism #BadFaith #Fascism

What you need to know about impoundment, and how Trump vows to use it

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Most dangerous man in America’: Oregon senator leads effort to block #OMB nomination
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Senate tees up final vote on #Trump OMB nominee Russell #Vought
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" #ImpoundmentControlAct is unconstitutional."
~~ RVought

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Background on Unlawful Impoundment in President Trump’s Executive Orders Impoundment—unilateral action taken by the executive branch to delay or cancel appropriations enacted into law—has always been unlawful.

`At least 3 ... #ExecutiveOrders call ... for ... #impoundment ... in violation of the #impoundmentcontrolact ... @rep-rosa-delauro.bsky.social put out ... how the actions seek to centralize power at #OMB over ... relevant cabinet officials' democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/fact-sh...

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8/ The power of the purse belongs to Congress. The ICA protects democracy. Trump is trying to dismantle both. Stay informed. Stay engaged.

#DemocracyMatters #ImpoundmentControlAct

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Why the Impoundment Control Act Matters Preventing Trump’s Executive Overreach

Trump’s Spending Freeze Is An Attack on Democracy

1/ The Impoundment Control Act (ICA) of 1974 was created to stop presidents from unilaterally blocking congressionally approved funding. Trump is trying to gut it—and with it, Congress’s power of the purse.

#DemocracyMatters #ImpoundmentControlAct

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My vibe reminds me of that scene in the movie Selena

Dance the pain away, only way to have work life balance
#impoundmentcontrolact

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#ImpoundmentControlAct of 1974?
First off #congress enacted this as a check and balance on Traitor #nixon because Congressional representatives thought that Nixon had ABUSED his power of IMPOUNDMENT BY WITHHOLDING FUNDS FOR PROGRAMS HE OPPOSED. (Sound familiar? Maybe like #tog?)

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A Primer on the Impoundment Control Act Refusals to undertake required spending are already a major theme of Trump’s second term, but the law limits such executive action.

Who else chatted about the #ImpoundmentControlAct over dinner with the kids last night? As a trained scientist, I have a lot to learn, and it's never too late to learn. #KnowledgeIsPower

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-pr...

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“impoundment” has taken an early lead for Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year

#Democracy #Impoundment #ImpoundmentControlAct

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Trump's executive orders may violate Impoundment Control Act - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Trump's executive orders directing agencies to “pause” funds appropriated by Congress may violate the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act.

Trump’s executive orders may violate #ImpoundmentControlAct of 1974
www.citizensforethics.org/legal-action...

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What a petty POS. This hurts Red and Blue states. Even MAGAt Republicans who voted against it showed up for the ribbon cuttings. He wants to challenge the 1974 #ImpoundmentControlAct which limits POTUS to requesting Congress to rescind funds. #Trump #infrastructure #GreenNewDeal

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