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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

yup:

“Legalizing permanent impoundment would transfer power from Congress to the presidency.

The founders devised the separation of powers to keep each branch from accumulating too much authority and posing a threat to liberty. Central to that is Congress’s control of decisions about taxation and spending — its power of the purse.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/us/politics/trump-federal-grants-loans-power.html?unlocked_article_code=1.s04.NGba._GvjT7zL7XB7&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare