Under what legal authority does DOGE have to cut off congressional approved funding?

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Under what legal authority does DOGE have to cut off congressional approved funding?

Author: conorlarkin (21053 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 10:19 pm on Feb 5, 2025

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Speaking of sunlight, the taxpayers purse has been handed over to Musk and his privately run team.

How do we know what he and his team are doing with the funds and the data?

The American Dream belongs to all of us. — Kamala Harris

Replies to: "Under what legal authority does DOGE have to cut off congressional approved funding?"

Voting for Trump doesn’t necessarily make you a bad person, but you have horrible judgment. [LINK] - conorlarkin - 7:30pm 2/5/25 (60) [View All]
- "Necessarily". Bwahaha. Such a concession from the man who places himself in God's role of judgment - BaronVonZemo - 6:46am 2/6/25
- Remember he’s literally Hitler [NT] - holybull101 - 10:38pm 2/5/25
  - Literally! [NT] - jimbasil - 12:34am 2/6/25
  - According to J.D. Vance, that's who DJT thinks he is... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 10:39pm 2/5/25
- No one voted for Musk for anything. Foreigner needs to be shown the door, pronto. [NT] - ND521 - 9:08pm 2/5/25
  - sunlight is the best disinfectant. it's as if democracy dies when libs make deals in the dark halls - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:14pm 2/5/25
    - Under what legal authority does DOGE have to cut off congressional approved funding? - conorlarkin - 10:19pm 2/5/25
      - i didn’t see this outrage when Obama used the IRS to target GOP donors [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 6:52am 2/6/25
      - Under what legal authority can an executive administration oppose the orders of an elected president - NedoftheHill - 10:46pm 2/5/25
        So a shadow executive branch can unilaterally shut off congressional approved funds? - conorlarkin - 7:15am 2/6/25
        
        Even a President...and especially a President...is bound by the laws of this country. He's just - TyroneIrish - 1:03am 2/6/25
  - BTW, you are such a xenophobe. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:13pm 2/5/25
    - Don't want Musk grabbing power over the entire government and budget. [NT] - ND521 - 9:23pm 2/5/25
      - Great argument against USAID. - NedoftheHill - 9:27pm 2/5/25
        There are no “great” arguments to demolish USAID. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 9:40pm 2/5/25
        
        They control the entire government and budget and have personal data about millions of Americans? - Frank L - 9:30pm 2/5/25
        No. Why would you ask that question? Weird. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:39pm 2/5/25
        No, what’s weird is you equating USAID with DOGE. [NT] - Frank L - 9:41pm 2/5/25
        They are different in 2 very important ways. - NedoftheHill - 10:08pm 2/5/25
        You are of course correct. - PaND - 10:26pm 2/5/25
        Good question. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:31pm 2/5/25
        
        Untrue and you know it. - Frank L - 10:19pm 2/5/25
        
        US should take over SpaceX rather than let SpaceX man take over the US. [NT] - ND521 - 9:35pm 2/5/25
    - Your crowd has said the same and worse about Soros. [NT] - Frank L - 9:23pm 2/5/25
      - Yup, MAGA ranted about a guy with little access and no government portfolio. [NT] - ND521 - 9:28pm 2/5/25
        Ranted? Check the search function on our Muskie lovers. Posted on it and his influence constantly. [NT] - Frank L - 9:31pm 2/5/25
      - Whatabout? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:26pm 2/5/25
        Only took 3 minutes to complain about your hypocrisy being called out. Do better. - Frank L - 9:27pm 2/5/25
  - Democrats Warn Trump’s Unelected Shadow Government Is Dismantling Their Unelected Shadow Government [NT] [LINK] - NedoftheHill - 9:13pm 2/5/25
    - Democrats have proof in full view...MAGAs just have a hackneyed 'meme'... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 9:19pm 2/5/25
    - Except the current government agencies have been set up according to our laws. Like DOE and USAID. - Frank L - 9:19pm 2/5/25
      - But they are trying to nullify the election, aren't they. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:27pm 2/5/25
        How are they doing that? And if they are we have laws on how to deal with it. Not whims and fiats - Frank L - 9:35pm 2/5/25
- Someone had to step up and protect women. Trump just did. Good judgment. - NedoftheHill - 9:04pm 2/5/25
  - Ought not the President first protect the rule of law and US Constitution? [LINK] - conorlarkin - 9:18pm 2/5/25
    - And genital mutilations will be stopped. [NT] - Frank L - 9:22pm 2/5/25
  - Overturning Roe v. Wade doesn't protect women...just ask the leaders of Baron's OB/GYN specialty, - TyroneIrish - 9:17pm 2/5/25
- $8M for Sri Lankan pronoun lessons. Wow! [NT] - jakers - 8:36pm 2/5/25
- Matt Labash as usual has excellent insight. [LINK] - Frank L - 8:20pm 2/5/25
- You might have a point if it were a referendum. But it wasn't. Harris was the other option. - NedoftheHill - 7:49pm 2/5/25
  - You really believe that after watching what this clown has done and is doing in less than a - Frank L - 8:25pm 2/5/25
    - Nothing he's done has changed that. I'll keep an open mind. Of course the election was last November - NedoftheHill - 8:48pm 2/5/25
      - USAID isn’t running the U.S Govt. Musk is. You really saying that what he’s doing hasn’t changed - Frank L - 8:57pm 2/5/25
        Obviously Musk is not running the country. Of course Trump is changing things. Duh. For the better - NedoftheHill - 9:09pm 2/5/25
        The hell he isn’t. Orange is too lazy to do it. [NT] - Frank L - 9:33pm 2/5/25
        Heh. Good one. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:40pm 2/5/25
        
        The ripple effect of shutting down USAID will be substantial. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 9:28pm 2/5/25
        One can only hope. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:41pm 2/5/25
        When your loved ones start dying of Ebola, maybe you’ll have a different view. [NT] - conorlarkin - 9:47pm 2/5/25
        Have you guys released ebola from a lab somewhere? So predictable, but a little overreaction IMO. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:15pm 2/5/25
        
        On the record, you think that what he’s allowing Musk to do is for the better? Can’t - Frank L - 9:16pm 2/5/25
        Biden allowed his underlings to run the country. Trump allows Musk to advise him. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:41pm 2/5/25
        Now that’s a whopper. Musk is advising? Nope, he is illegally dismantling. And Biden’s underlings - Frank L - 9:46pm 2/5/25
- The American People have spoken. Are you deaf? [NT] - Hensou - 7:33pm 2/5/25
  - He’s not dead, just has bad judgement. [NT] - Protagonist - 11:14pm 2/5/25
    - Nice! [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 6:47am 2/6/25
  - He was elected to protect the citizens of this country from all enemies, foreign and domestic...such - TyroneIrish - 8:46pm 2/5/25
    - GOAT likes strongmen. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 9:42pm 2/5/25