Law be damned, Trump asserts unilateral control over executive branch, federal service (8 Viewers)

[superchuck500]

Following the Project 2025 playbook, in the last week, Trump and his newly installed loyalists have moved to (1) dismiss federal officials deemed unreliable to do his bidding (including 17 inspectors general) - many of which have protections from arbitrary dismissal, (2) freeze all science and public health activity until he can wrest full control, (3) freeze all federal assistance and grant activity deemed inconsistent with Trump's agenda, and (4) moved to terminate all federal employee telework and DEI programs.

The problem is much of this is controlled by federal law and not subject to sudden and complete change by the president through executive order. Most notably is the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 that simply codifies what is the constitutional allocation of resources where Congress appropriates money to the executive branch for a specific purpose, the executive branch must carry out that statutory purpose. This is indeed a constitutional crisis and even if Congress abdicates to Trump by acquiescing, the courts must still apply the law - or rule it unconstitutional.

And meanwhile the architect of much of this unlawful action is Russell Vought, Trump’s OMB nominee who the Senate appears ready to confirm.

120. The Impoundment Crisis of 2025

The Trump administration's Monday spending freeze is likely to provoke a crisis over the constitutionality of "impoundment"—one that the justices could well have to resolve *very* soon.

www.stevevladeck.com

 

[barbar]

An audit being conducted by Elon Musk and some software engineers?

Do you know what an audit is? It's not just a generic word - there's a whole discipline behind proper auditing, with general standards, methods, and core principles. Genuine audits follow forensic routines that can be verified and produced as transparent.

There's no basis to believe that DOGE is conducting a legitimate audit. And audits take months, the idea that whatever these guys are doing is "in-depth" is even less realistic.

This is correct. They're not doing an audit. They're just going through and slashing programs they don't like. An audit takes months of research and lots of oversight by skilled accountants. Probably need some lawyers and things like that as well.

Anyone classifying the current situation as an audit is just licking boots.

And we all know if Biden had done what Trump and Musk are currently doing guys like Sendai would be in here losing their ever loving minds.

Musk is not qualified to do an audit. So far no one he has hired is qualified to do an audit. There's no evidence of any audit which is currently happening.

 

[DaveXA]

This is correct. They're not doing an audit. They're just going through and slashing programs they don't like. An audit takes months of research and lots of oversight by skilled accountants. Probably need some lawyers and things like that as well.

Anyone classifying the current situation as an audit is just licking boots.

And we all know if Biden had done what Trump and Musk are currently doing guys like Sendai would be in here losing their ever loving minds.

Musk is not qualified to do an audit. So far no one he has hired is qualified to do an audit. There's no evidence of any audit which is currently happening.

I'm just gonna go ahead and call them bootlickers.

 

[Incumbent]

This guy does a really good job of explaining how we got here and why it happened (discussions many of us have been a part of over the years). Whatever *side* you're on, I think it's well worth taking the just under 10 minutes to listen to it. I'm not on TikTok so I'm linking to the Reddit discussion.

(edit) added the direct link to TikTok in addition to the Reddit link

 

[Optimus Prime]

President Donald Trump on Monday said he had ordered the firings of the boards of visitors for all of the U.S. military’s service academies, the outside advisory panels that help oversee academic programs and student life, saying that the government’s training grounds for military officers had been invaded by so-called “woke” ideology.

“Our Service Academies have been infiltrated by Woke Leftist Ideologues over the last four years,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I have ordered the immediate dismissal of the Board of Visitors for the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard.” The president did not immediately announce the appointment of new members to the boards.

Trump campaigned on a promise to purge the U.S. military of officers he deemed "woke" and has used the start of his second term to try and rid the Pentagon of diversity initiatives by executive order.

The purge has begun to extend to the nation’s service academies, where Republican lawmakers have long complained that so-called "woke" literature is seeping into the curriculum. The Washington Post reported on Friday that the U.S. Defense Department had begun restricting access to some books in its school systems. The service academies themselves had already begun disbanding student clubs focused on diversity in response to Trump’s executive orders, with West Point getting rid of a dozen such organizations last week, including the Asian-Pacific Forum Club and the National Society of Black Engineers Club...............

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/10/trump-military-services-academies-board-00203348

 

[MT15]

Link isn’t working on my phone, Incumbent. Can you give me a name and I will look him up on TikTok?

 

[fooferdoggie]

President Donald Trump on Monday said he had ordered the firings of the boards of visitors for all of the U.S. military’s service academies, the outside advisory panels that help oversee academic programs and student life, saying that the government’s training grounds for military officers had been invaded by so-called “woke” ideology.

well, we know Trump has no clue what woke means. but I don't think anyone knows what the right means when they say woke since it tends to mean anything that makes Maggots uncomfortable.

 

[Optimus Prime]

well, we know Trump has no clue what woke means. but I don't think anyone knows what the right means when they say woke since it tends to mean anything that makes Maggots uncomfortable.

 

[Incumbent]

Link isn’t working on my phone, Incumbent. Can you give me a name and I will look him up on TikTok?

@westmoreland_pops

 

[Incumbent]

Link isn’t working on my phone, Incumbent. Can you give me a name and I will look him up on TikTok?

Wasn't sure if I would be able to open it on TikTok, because a lot of times I can't and get redirected to the App Store, but I'm posting the link to there and hopefully that works.

 

[barbar]

President Donald Trump on Monday said he had ordered the firings of the boards of visitors for all of the U.S. military’s service academies, the outside advisory panels that help oversee academic programs and student life, saying that the government’s training grounds for military officers had been invaded by so-called “woke” ideology.

“Our Service Academies have been infiltrated by Woke Leftist Ideologues over the last four years,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I have ordered the immediate dismissal of the Board of Visitors for the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard.” The president did not immediately announce the appointment of new members to the boards.

Trump campaigned on a promise to purge the U.S. military of officers he deemed "woke" and has used the start of his second term to try and rid the Pentagon of diversity initiatives by executive order.

The purge has begun to extend to the nation’s service academies, where Republican lawmakers have long complained that so-called "woke" literature is seeping into the curriculum. The Washington Post reported on Friday that the U.S. Defense Department had begun restricting access to some books in its school systems. The service academies themselves had already begun disbanding student clubs focused on diversity in response to Trump’s executive orders, with West Point getting rid of a dozen such organizations last week, including the Asian-Pacific Forum Club and the National Society of Black Engineers Club...............

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/10/trump-military-services-academies-board-00203348

I swear he's one of the most hateful people on the planet. He has a heart full of hatred and the fake Christians just cheer him on.

 

[superchuck500]

 

[Sendai]

An audit being conducted by Elon Musk and some software engineers?

Do you know what an audit is? It's not just a generic word - there's a whole discipline behind proper auditing, with general standards, methods, and core principles. Genuine audits follow forensic routines that can be verified and produced as transparent.

There's no basis to believe that DOGE is conducting a legitimate audit. And audits take months, the idea that whatever these guys are doing is "in-depth" is even less realistic.

1. Internal audit​

Internal audits take place within your business. As the business owner, you initiate the audit while someone else in your business conducts it.

Businesses that have shareholders or board members may use internal audits as a way to update them on their business’s finances. And, internal audits are a good way to check in on financial goals.

Although there are many reasons you may conduct an internal audit, some common reasons include to:

• Propose improvements
• Monitor effectiveness
• Make sure your business is compliant with laws and regulations
• Review and verify financial information
• Evaluate risk management policies and procedures
• Examine operation processes

5. Operational audit​

Operational audits are similar to internal audits. An operational audit analyzes your company’s goals, planning processes, procedures, and operation results.

Generally, operational audits are conducted internally. However, an operational audit can be external.

The goal of an operational audit is to fully evaluate your business’s operations and determine ways to improve them.

Different Types of Audits | Internal, Financial, & More

Conducting regular audits is important for any small business. But, do you know about all the different types of audit?

www.patriotsoftware.com

9 types.

And I have been involved in various types of audits in particular the type 1, 3, and 7. Rather common in the 33 years I worked. 1971-2004.

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

1. Internal audit​

Internal audits take place within your business. As the business owner, you initiate the audit while someone else in your business conducts it.

Businesses that have shareholders or board members may use internal audits as a way to update them on their business’s finances. And, internal audits are a good way to check in on financial goals.

Although there are many reasons you may conduct an internal audit, some common reasons include to:

• Propose improvements
• Monitor effectiveness
• Make sure your business is compliant with laws and regulations
• Review and verify financial information
• Evaluate risk management policies and procedures
• Examine operation processes

5. Operational audit​

Operational audits are similar to internal audits. An operational audit analyzes your company’s goals, planning processes, procedures, and operation results.

Generally, operational audits are conducted internally. However, an operational audit can be external.

The goal of an operational audit is to fully evaluate your business’s operations and determine ways to improve them.

Different Types of Audits | Internal, Financial, & More

Conducting regular audits is important for any small business. But, do you know about all the different types of audit?

www.patriotsoftware.com

9 types.

And I have been involved in various types of audits in particular the type 1, 3, and 7. Rather common in the 33 years I worked. 1971-2004.

Government is NOT A BUSINESS!!!!

The U.S. Government Agencies each have an independent regulating body whose main duty is to conduct audits.

Can you guess what they are called?

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

Now what? Trump has ignored the law again for the umpteenth time, Congress won't do anything about that, so what is the next move?

 

[fooferdoggie]

not that will stop it.

 

[fooferdoggie]

Now what? Trump has ignored the law again for the umpteenth time, Congress won't do anything about that, so what is the next move?

say it a little louder?

 

[superchuck500]

American Bar Association blasts Trump administration’s extra-legal activities.

 

[MT15]

Most unsurprising thing ever. This SCOTUS has emboldened him. It’s only a matter of time until he just flat out ignores a court order, IMO, probably a Supreme Court ruling. Just to prove he can.

Judge says Trump administration is not in full compliance with order on spending — NPR

The judge had issued a temporary restraining order against an administration plan to freeze payments for grants and other federal programs, but says the administration has not been fully complying.

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