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To: Tench_Coxe; Political Junkie Too
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)

6 posted on 02/11/2025 11:10:24 AM PST by linMcHlp
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To: linMcHlp
and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.

Brilliant observation. Thank you. This should be dispository [a standard legal term not apparently in the worthless Google dictionary.]

7 posted on 02/11/2025 11:29:18 AM PST by AndyJackson
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and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.

Bookmarking.
9 posted on 02/11/2025 11:33:30 AM PST by RandallFlagg (Democrats should have been barred from elections since The Battle Of Athens.)
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