I do think the Constitution only authorizes Congress to create and fund government agencies. The fact that the Republicans and Democrats are not fight this tooth and nail says a huge amount to me…
I know saying this is obvious, but imagine what would’ve happened if Biden created a fake agency and then used it to dismantle everything the government does.
It would’ve been a never ending shit storm from the Republicans.
But apparently they would’ve hated it only because the dems did it first.
They only hate what Fox news tells them to hate. That’s why it’s so funny watching something controversial happen over the weekend. Republicans will have about 30-40 different takes and opinions until Fox News tells them what to think on Monday.
There was a lawsuit from the AFGE (federal employees union) I think that they had to drop because it relied on the assumption that DOGE was a federal agency. When it was revealed that DOGE was just a renaming of the US Digital Service, that invalidated the premise of the lawsuit. Idk how the USDS had money lying around in its budget for a bunch of new and unqualified GS-15s to just be added to the payroll like government billets aren’t painstakingly difficult to establish, but that is another question, I suppose
Idk how the USDS had money lying around in its budget for a bunch of new and unqualified GS-15s to just be added to the payroll like government billets aren’t painstakingly difficult to establish, but that is another question, I suppose
It wouldn’t surprise me at all if all the DOGEies are actually only getting paid a token amount by the government, or not getting paid by the government at all, but are getting paid directly by Musk. It’s probably illegal, but who’s gonna prosecute it?
I do think the Constitution only authorizes Congress to create and fund government agencies. The fact that the Republicans and Democrats are not fight this tooth and nail says a huge amount to me…
I know saying this is obvious, but imagine what would’ve happened if Biden created a fake agency and then used it to dismantle everything the government does.
It would’ve been a never ending shit storm from the Republicans.
But apparently they would’ve hated it only because the dems did it first.
They only hate what Fox news tells them to hate. That’s why it’s so funny watching something controversial happen over the weekend. Republicans will have about 30-40 different takes and opinions until Fox News tells them what to think on Monday.
Imagine if George Soros was the head of said organization. They would be absolutely losing their minds.
Even if that supposed “agency” was doing anything positive, he would have been blasted to smithereens by Republicans.
There was a lawsuit from the AFGE (federal employees union) I think that they had to drop because it relied on the assumption that DOGE was a federal agency. When it was revealed that DOGE was just a renaming of the US Digital Service, that invalidated the premise of the lawsuit. Idk how the USDS had money lying around in its budget for a bunch of new and unqualified GS-15s to just be added to the payroll like government billets aren’t painstakingly difficult to establish, but that is another question, I suppose
It wouldn’t surprise me at all if all the DOGEies are actually only getting paid a token amount by the government, or not getting paid by the government at all, but are getting paid directly by Musk. It’s probably illegal, but who’s gonna prosecute it?
Surely Merrick Garland will take care of this as soon as the Democrats win in 2028 and restore him!
That’s the thing, the agency already existed. They just renamed it.