[Tench_Coxe]

I would be taking a hard look at the judge trying to perevent the Executive branch from overseeing one of its own departments.

A real.hard.look.

[sauropod]

bkmk

[FlingWingFlyer]

The communist far-lefties have begun walking a fine line. Bonzo Soetoro’s FBI arrested, tortured and locked up thousands of Americans for their parts in the FBI’s Jay6 clown show. They better start reacting the same way to the RATS’ antics.

[ClearCase_guy]

It may be apples and oranges, but this makes me think of Trump’s legal case where payments to his attorney were entered as “payment to attorney” or something like that — which somehow became a felony. There was a data field. It was filled in. It was properly descriptive of the payment. But Trump became a felon because a judge discerned some sort of effort to deceive.

Well, now we have necessary data fields purposely left blank in a blatant effort to deceive. I wonder what the courts will that of that?

[linMcHlp]

There are four Constitutional powers at play here.

Article I Section 7 Clause 1

All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.

This is the power to authorize spending. Congress must pass legislation to authorize the raising of revenue to be spent on something.

Article I Section 9 Clause 7

No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law;

This is the power to appropriate the money from the Treasury. Congress makes the funds available to be spent.

Article II Section 3

he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed

This is the power to spend. The President has the power to execute the laws that appropriated the money from Congress to enable the laws passed by Congress.

Article I Section 9 Clause 7

and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.

This is the power to audit and reconcile that the money spent was used for the purposes that they were authorized and appropriated.

This is what President Trump is trying to do, and this is what Democrats in Congress are trying to get the Courts to block.

President Trump must cite Article I Section 9 and tell the courts that he is taking care that the laws are being faithfully executed, and doesn't recognize their power to interfere with his Executive authority to do so.

H/T - PJ (Political Junkie Too)

[Robert DeLong]

I believe I read that they are thinking about impeaching him, which I agree is what should take place. Let Trump fill these judgeships.

[The Great RJ]

Find out who is getting this money and release the list. I am certain we will be shocked who is getting these payments