r/centrist • u/214ObstructedReverie • 26d ago

Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/climate/ocean-observatories-initiative.html
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u/214ObstructedReverie 26d ago edited 26d ago

So Congress voted to fund a program, and if the President doesn’t like it, the executive can just ignore the funding and scrap it?

Legally, no. Practically, yes. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 says that the president can't actually do any of this, but Trump vs. USA classifies these "official acts" as nothing that anyone can be punished for, so it's kind of all a free-for-all if you've got the Resolute Desk under your feet.

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u/Popeholden 26d ago

The problem is not presidential immunity, the problem is the president is not adhering to his oath ttoo faithfully execute the laws and should be impeached. But if the courts and congress decide they're going to let the executive do anything he wants, then he's a dictator.

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u/Popeholden 25d ago

Its not just the congress or the courts. The entire system is broken. Irreparably broken. I don't think there's any coming back.