Paul@lemmy.esquiretheduke.nohost.me to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTrump to order US Education Department abolished, WSJ reportswww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1245arrow-down13
arrow-up1242arrow-down1external-linkTrump to order US Education Department abolished, WSJ reportswww.reuters.comPaul@lemmy.esquiretheduke.nohost.me to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up67·1 month agoGreat! So it’s another blatantly unconstitutional order. Only Congress can cut funding to an agency or even change its name, let alone abolish it.
minus-squareKnow_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·1 month agoI have faith in congress to have no spine and do exactly what they are told by der-kommisar.
minus-squarebluemellophone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 month agoAnd what does this say about the newly confirmed Secretary of Education? The whole point of having such a position at the Cabinet level is to give Congress some control over executive departments.
Great! So it’s another blatantly unconstitutional order. Only Congress can cut funding to an agency or even change its name, let alone abolish it.
and yet
I have faith in congress to have no spine and do exactly what they are told by der-kommisar.
And what does this say about the newly confirmed Secretary of Education? The whole point of having such a position at the Cabinet level is to give Congress some control over executive departments.