FOR THOSE DOUBTING TRUMP DO YOUR RESEARCH Jo Ann Powell Neely Gunny says: March 23, 2018 at 7:42 am I seriously do not understand why individuals do not read the entire thread or disregard it.
Wheatietoo and I spent hours yesterday providing links, researching the laws, the 1974 law and statutes…. Do you know why the Omnibus is not going to get any notice…Here it is..
It’s not an official ‘Federal Budget’. It’s an Omnibus bill…not a Budget…He outsmarted them again…Congress basically screwed themselves by not passing a Budget…
Per the Constitution…the President must adhere to a Budget set forth by Congress and direct the expenditures as provided therein.
This is another one of those big Porkulus Bills, like they gave Obama for 8 years. This is not a Budget..
An Omnibus Spending Bill may have some ‘instructions’ as to how the money will be spent…but Obama ignored them. He spent the money, or didn’t spend it, however he wanted to. And Congress didn’t do a thing about it! Because they couldn’t..
I think our President observed how this happened, year after year. He is bound to realize that those ‘appropriations’ for different things in these Omnibus bills…are merely ‘suggestions’.
So like Obama, Pres Trump can spend this money on whatever he wants to. Or…not spend it.
Planned Parenthood? What if our President decided to tell the Treas Dept to ‘slow-walk’ that money to Planned Parenthood…until the Senate gets off their ass and confirms his appointees?
Sanctuary Cities? What if our President decided to ‘slow-walk’ that money too…until those Sanctuary Cities assist ICE in rounding up criminal illegal aliens?
Splodey heads? From the Dems and the Enemedia? Why yes. There would be a colorful display of splodey heads.
But what could they do about it. Hah.
Our President could just say…’What! Congress should’ve passed a Budget.’
done finished…research was done…and it is so very humorous actually….our VSG..just said just give me money for the military and the wall…put anything else you want in it…and those goofballs did.
In this case, as per above….he doesn’t have to spend a dime….because it is not a budget…and even if it was…researched….he could still spend as he please… Congress appropriates….up to the President to spend it…or not….as he pleases..
If anyone disagrees, I can go back and get the links and evidence, but if you just read yesterdays political thread…Wheatietoo and I laid it all out for all…Wheatietoo did most of the work and put together the consolidated update as per above….
Again, that is why Obama never had a Budget in his Presidency…Congress did continual Omibus’s and he just took the money….for 8 years…and no one seems to know where it went…
(THe author of this post said he could go back and get the sources and he was asked to do just that)
If anyone disagrees, I can go back and get the links and evidence
Do this, sources, sources, please.
(One commenter thought the post was not an accurate assessment and that regardless of whether it is called a federal budget or omnibus did not really matter because the omnibus spending bill still had the force of law.)
You are right about one thing as I said yesterday, the President has much flexibility in terms of spending. But he cannot as you say “spend this money on whatever he wants to. Or…not spend it.” I wish people would stop saying it because some readers might take that and run with it, repeating it elsewhere. It diminishes the credibility of CTH.
I searched twice and can’t find the word “budget” anywhere in the Constitution so I don’t know where that argument comes from. Congress doesn’t pass budgets but rather appropriations and authorization bills. An Omnibus combines the two, thus one of the reasons Congress must suspend the rules every time one is passed. Regardless, an Omnibus spending bill has the force of law.
As far as moving money around between accounts, there are processes in place for that as well, and I’m sure the President and his OMB chief will use them to the max possible. That includes reprogramming, transfers, and yes impoundments (aka rescissions and deferrals.)
The bottom line is I’m glad the President is signing the bill if only to move it off the table so we can get to the main course: the big ugly.
Gunny (and also Wheatietoo) I’m not trying to be disagreeable and appreciate your research. It’s just for me, accuracy matters. The links below are somewhat technical, but for those interested in the actual process, they’ll serve as a good reference in the future.
Cheers.
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During the press conference it stood out to me when he emphatically said border security is part of our national defense. I think he just got the funding for the Wall
–] SuzyAZ Where we go one, we go All. - Q 7 points 17 hours ago
And when will we learn, Trump never tweets anything he doesn't already have the answer to. "Got 1.6 billion for the wall, rest will be forthcoming."
