Judge Blocks Trump's Spending Freeze.

[0311]

A federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal aid programs, ruling that the courts need more time to consider the potentially far-reaching ramifications of his order.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/28/donald-trump-freeze-blocked-00201082

Minutes before the directive from Trump’s budget office was to take effect Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan blocked the Trump administration from implementing it for now.

AliKhan’s order will expire Feb. 3 at 5 p.m. The Trump administration cannot suspend disbursement of any congressionally appropriated funds until then. The judge described the move as a “brief administrative stay” intended to maintain the status quo while further litigation can play out.

 

[1srelluc]

Nice ruling....Now enforce it.

Damn the legal torpedoes....Full speed ahead!

 

[Cougarbear]

A federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal aid programs, ruling that the courts need more time to consider the potentially far-reaching ramifications of his order.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/28/donald-trump-freeze-blocked-00201082

Minutes before the directive from Trump’s budget office was to take effect Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan blocked the Trump administration from implementing it for now.

AliKhan’s order will expire Feb. 3 at 5 p.m. The Trump administration cannot suspend disbursement of any congressionally appropriated funds until then. The judge described the move as a “brief administrative stay” intended to maintain the status quo while further litigation can play out.

Time for Congress to limit who can stop a President's directive. This won't hold either. But, Democrats will pay for these delays. The people spoke and we want change. That includes more and more Democrats. More and more Hispanics. More and more Blacks and so on. But keep it up. There will be a landslide for Republicans in the mid elections.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Judge has no say in budget process

 

[1srelluc]

After reading up on it some Trump absolutely has the constitutional ability to temporarily delay already allocated spending.

Discretionary budgets were never required to be fully utilized.

He should tell the judge to pound sand.

 

[martybegan]

Nice ruling....Now enforce it.

Damn the legal torpedoes....Full speed ahead!

it also should only apply to the district in question, assuming it's a valid order in the first place.

 

[skews13]

Nice ruling....Now enforce it.

Damn the legal torpedoes....Full speed ahead!

The funds are appropriated by Congress. It's already enforced.

 

[martybegan]

The funds are appropriated by Congress. It's already enforced.

How much money appropriated by congress doesn't get spent every year?

How much also is just carryover money that hasn't had proper authorization in years?

 

[excalibur]

Biden appointee, an incompetent DEI hire. With Kamala Harris breaking the tie vote to push her across.

She'll be a plague on the courts for decades.

 

[kyzr]

The funds are appropriated by Congress. It's already enforced.

$50,000,000 for condoms in Gaza and other stupid wasteful spending needs to stop.

I agree tell the judge to pound sand. We don't have money to waste.

 

[excalibur]

How much money appropriated by congress doesn't get spent every year?

How much also is just carryover money that hasn't had proper authorization in years?

The agencies rush to spend the money at the end of every year.

 

[BlackSand]

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A federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal aid programs, ruling that the courts need more time to consider the potentially far-reaching ramifications of his order.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/28/donald-trump-freeze-blocked-00201082

Minutes before the directive from Trump’s budget office was to take effect Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan blocked the Trump administration from implementing it for now.

AliKhan’s order will expire Feb. 3 at 5 p.m. The Trump administration cannot suspend disbursement of any congressionally appropriated funds until then. The judge described the move as a “brief administrative stay” intended to maintain the status quo while further litigation can play out.

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It's just resistance ... But it's not going to stop the spicket from being turned off.

Even the lawyer from Democracy Forward representing the LGBQTWXY Advocacy Group and others that filed the suit ...
Acknowledged that it's not going to change the policies that will eventually cut the funding off.

Wow ... Biden appointed District Judge for the District of Columbia issues a stay ...
That amounts to nothing but caterwauling.

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[BlackSand]

The funds are appropriated by Congress. It's already enforced.

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At any time, a President can refuse to spend money that has been allocated for any reason by Congress.
It's called "Impoundment" ... And has been done many times ... Look it the fuck up ...

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[Natural Citizen]

Had to look up the word caterwauling...

 

[Crepitus]

Nice ruling....Now enforce it.

Damn the legal torpedoes....Full speed ahead!

Law and order party?

Not so much these days, amIright?

 

[Crepitus]

Time for Congress to limit who can stop a President's directive. This won't hold either. But, Democrats will pay for these delays. The people spoke and we want change. That includes more and more Democrats. More and more Hispanics. More and more Blacks and so on. But keep it up. There will be a landslide for Republicans in the mid elections.

Who holds the purse strings?

 

[excalibur]

The President has the authority to temporarily defer spending under the 'Impoundment Control Act' (ICA). Which is what Trump's order did.

Only Congress can overturn a temporary deferral, per ICA. The judge is out of bounds. Seems she is an insurrectionist.

The ICA established an orderly process by which the president could withhold funds either by temporarily deferring the spending ...​

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• • Deferrals: A deferral is a temporary delay in spending certain funds with the intent to spend them before their expiration. The mechanism was designed to provide for contingencies, savings (e.g., pending completion of internal reviews of planned investments to ensure efficient allocation of resources), or when specified by law . OMB oversees deferrals through the apportionment process, and although they can take effect without congressional approval, they can be overturned by Congress. Deferrals are administrative procedures designed to have no specific policy implications. For example, certain disaster funding may be deferred and spent as needed throughout a given fiscal year in response to emergencies like hurricanes.

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Budget Impoundment 101 | Bipartisan Policy Center

BPC answers commonly asked questions on the impoundment process and the relative authorities granted to the legislative and executive branches ahead of 2025 budget…

bipartisanpolicy.org

 

[BlackSand]

Had to look up the word caterwauling...

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Yeah ... It's a word no one comes across often ... And it might be used more in some regions than others.
The definition also doesn't address the nuances associated with its common use.

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[0311]

Law and order party?

Not so much these days, amIright?

There is no "Law and Order Party" . when they elect a convicted felon.

 

[excalibur]

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At any time, a President can refuse to spend money that has been allocated for any reason by Congress.
It's called "Impoundment" ... And has been done many times ... Look it the fuck up ...

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Only Congress can allow impoundment (rescission). Every President from Washington to LBJ did impound, but when Nixon did it, it was challenged, and SCOTUS said the President couldn't do it.

See post #17, which shows that a President can temporarily defer [discretionary] spending, which is what Trump did with his order.

The judge is an insurrectionist, it seems. Put in that seat to protect the administrative state, a DEI hire as well.