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byTheMiddleRoad ( 1153113 ) writes:
There are a lot of programs that the DOE administers. They'll continue as Trump cannot stop them. That's most of the money.
This is not the Carter DOE. Ed in the Fed has existed for over a century. They just reorganized in the Carter years.
The DOE did NCLB and other fuckery, so I won't especially miss it.
The real issues are Trump violating laws through his cuts and withholding, and spineless Congress allowing him to do so. Spineless on both sides of the aisle.
bydawg1234 ( 6925868 ) writes:
orange man bad
leon/elmo bad
byevil_aaronm ( 671521 ) writes:
I mean, it is pretty obvious. Ellon is breaking the law, and Shtrump is wrecking the economy, while simultaneously making the US a pariah in the civilized world. So I'm glad you also see that they're both awful.
byichthus ( 72442 ) writes:
Elon is breaking the law
Which?
If you're going to come back with something about conflict of interest, then kindly include how much money Elon has nefariously made through his DOGE efforts.
byunrtst ( 777550 ) writes:
If you're going to come back with something about conflict of interest, then kindly include how much money Elon has nefariously made through his DOGE efforts.
(emphasis mine)
WTF do conflicts of interest have to do with ill gotten gains? They *can* both exist and be related, but one doesn't necessitate the other.
Also, his power and wealth grabs are gobsmackingly obvious with receipts everywhere. Have you not been paying attention to anything? The shear amount, regardless of growth/decline or means of obtaining it, should be enough to make obvious he didn't earn it: https://engaging-data.com/how-... [engaging-data.com]
byichthus ( 72442 ) writes:
Which. Law. Has. He. Broken?
byevil_aaronm ( 671521 ) writes:
Have a gander:
https://www.google.com/search?... [google.com]
byichthus ( 72442 ) writes:
LOL, you've got nothing Each one of those links leads to a navel-gazing article about how some judge or legal analyst thinks Elon's actions have likely violated a statute about access to this, or conflict of that.
Bupkis.
Predictable lazy google response, BTW.
bywhitroth ( 9367 ) writes:
What law has he broken? You mean the President, who is REQUIRED by the Constitution to "faithfully execute the laws", which are passed by Congress?
Shutting down the DoE, rather than asking Congress to do so and waiting? Sending DOGE everywhere - when NOT ONE HAS ANY SECURITY CLEARANCE, and attaching unapproved laptops to secure systems? 5 USC 552a, for a start, which means getting into social security mandates, in addition to everything else, a MINIMUM $1,000 PER COMPROMISED PII.... so $330,000.000 miniumum?
How about calling on a war power when we're not at war, and illegally - that was the judge's ruling, and SHUT UP, he was head of the FISA court, so there's no excuse not for them to provide details - people who have no criminal records, and no charges?
How much more do I need to provide, MAGAt-brain?
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byichthus ( 72442 ) writes:
I'm still waiting for: Which law has Elon broken? I've now asked this question three times, and not one of you weenies can come up with a definitive answer.
You can hyperventilate and froth on your keyboard all you want, you still didn't answer the question.
BTW, Trump didn't "shut down" the DoE. The executive order directed the DoE to devise a plan to shut itself down. He dismissed a great number of their staff, which he has the power to do, and the rest will, as you screeched, be up to Congress.
byWaffleMonster ( 969671 ) writes:
I'm still waiting for: Which law has Elon broken? I've now asked this question three times, and not one of you weenies can come up with a definitive answer.
From various ongoing legal complaints at least the following: FOIA, FACA, FISMA, administrative procedures act (APA), appointments clause of constitution, internal revenue code and privacy act.
BTW, Trump didn't "shut down" the DoE. The executive order directed the DoE to devise a plan to shut itself down. He dismissed a great number of their staff, which he has the power to do, and the rest will, as you screeched, be up to Congress.
Nixon tried to effectively kill a congressionally mandated agency he didn't like by pulling the same type of shit and was bitch slapped by the supreme court for his efforts.
I may want a million dollars but I don't have the right to rob a bank to achieve my goal. There is a legal avenue for the destruction of DOE via
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