David Super
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Can the president override Congress on spending?
I'm David Super, and I teach law at Georgetown.
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Can the president override Congress on spending?
So as a teacher, I couldn't be more grateful for their timing with this. As a lawyer and a citizen, I'm troubled by it.
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Can the president override Congress on spending?
Yeah, the floor is there. The floor is there in the laws that say you must spend this money. And in the Constitution, it says you must take care that the laws be faithfully executed. You're not taking care that the laws be faithfully executed if the law says spend a million dollars and you refuse to do so.
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Can the president override Congress on spending?
Yes, he's been losing in front of Trump judges, Biden judges. It really hasn't mattered.
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Can the president override Congress on spending?
The judge in Rhode Island found that they had violated his order in numerous respects and has issued a supplemental order admonishing them to start complying right away and specifically condemning some of the actions they've taken and some of the arguments they've made to defend their actions.
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Can the president override Congress on spending?
Indeed, I talk to people all the time who tell me their funding is frozen still. Indeed, some people whose funding was frozen after the orders were issued against that. So if the administration is trying to comply, they're not trying very hard and they're not trying very effectively.
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Can the president override Congress on spending?
He's clearly after something more than just restraining this funding. He's seeking to make a point about inherent presidential authority.