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The real issue here is impoundments.

Russel Vought thinks the President has the power to not spend funds allocated by Congress. They literally are acting as if the presidents budget request for NASA was approved, when Congress actually allocated NASA at the same level as prior years.

Science is particularly vulnerable. They can just not award the grants they’re supposed to.

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Most people are still not aware of the extent to which the US government has been overthrown.

Powers granted exclusively to Congress have been usurped by the Executive, with no pushback from Congress.

The courts have done better. But they can only do so much at the unrelenting stream of violations coming from this administration.