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Which of the things that Trump has "done" by Presidential order are unconstitutional for him to do? I'm assuming all of them. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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I think the Constitution has to be the highest law in the land, the place we turn when all else breaks down. I know it's old, but it's what we have to fight back with, and we shouldn't concede any ground without a fight.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago

Anything to do with money, such as yesterday's fiasco. As was mentioned in many articles yesterday Congress has the "power of the purse", meaning they control the budget and taxes (dictated by several parts of Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution). Trump unilaterally decided to stop payment on grants and funds that were already previously approved by Congress.