BLOG POST
28 Nov 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38126438
President-elect Trump now
claims he won the popular vote … if millions of illegal votes were removed.
I believe we need to increase the size of the US Cabinet, to include
someone to control Trump’s tweets, and a second person to ensure he takes his
meds.
Favorite
rants – It’s rigged; I’ll sue; I won the debate; serious bias; not true; made
up lies; something is a con; unattractive inside and out; she’s average in so
many ways; I never said/did/implied that; Waa, Waa, Waa!
Take your pick, but remember there will be more, an endless stream
probably. Comedians, and authors of satirical books, no doubt, are very pleased
with Mr. Trump’s election. There will certainly be humorous books about him. Let’s
pray those books are allowed to be printed … because he might sue.
What will he do and tweet when foreign leaders say what they really think
of him Let’s all pray he calms down after he’s sworn in. We need
to pray for our country … and the world.
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Below I’ve included portions of a note I’ve sent my US
Senators, to ensure scrutiny is placed on attempts to build the Trump Wall. Basically
the note highlights two laws dealing with use of congressionally appropriated
funds. Essentially they say you can’t spend money on a project unless the
project is specifically funded. The second caveat says you can’t spend more
than is appropriated. Both have BIG loopholes which say that Congress can approve
breaking these legal restrictions. Let’s hope our Congressional leaders
restrain the incoming administration.
The note -
I am writing as one of your constituents to voice my views following
the recent election of Donald J. Trump as our President. I fear many of the
policies and plans Mr. Trump espouses. Some
of his expressed plans, represent policies of racism, intolerance, and
nationalism that will negate and roll back fifty years of progress in social
and racial tolerance. In my mind they DO NOT REPRESENT the ideals America was
founded on.
I urge you to fight his proposed WALL tooth and nail. It is
immoral, and a costly monument to racism and intolerance. Mr. Trump may try to
circumvent laws restricting use of appropriated funds to start construction of
this monument to vanity and racism. Two laws limit such a plan. I urge you to
give these laws visibility, and use them to oppose his WALL.
Anti-deficiency Act - The Anti-Deficiency Act is meant to prevent federal
organizations from obligating more funds than they are actually allowed
to or spend funds before they have received any funds to spend.
Anti-deficiency is defined in the Anti-deficiency Act (31
USC § 1341) established
by Congress in U.S. Code Title 31 Sections 1341 and 1517. The code states that
executive agencies and their subordinates cannot:
1.
Obligate more funds than
are made available to them in an appropriation or in a formal subdivision of
funds (allocation, allotment, sub-allotment, or other formal designation of a
limitation).
2.
Make obligations that
exceed the amount permitted by agency actions/regulations.
3.
Obligate funds in
advance of receiving an appropriation or allotment.
4.
Accepting voluntary
services for the United States, or employing personal services not authorized
by law, except in cases of emergency involving the safety of human life or the
protection of property.
The law also requires
that the head of each agency to establish an administrative control system to ensure obligations are kept within
appropriated levels and enable the agency to fix responsibility for
violations. [1]
Agencies that violate
the Anti-Deficiency Act must report to the President and Congress all relevant
facts and a statement of actions taken. Agencies must also transmit a copy of
each report to the Comptroller General on the same date the report is
transmitted to the President and Congress.[1]
The three (3) major legal provisions that concern funds execution
are the:
2.
Anti-deficiency Act
Misappropriation Act - Misappropriation is the intentional
and illegal use of funds for another use or other unauthorized purpose than its
intended purpose. The Misappropriation Act (31 USC, Section 1301) requires that funds appropriated by Congress be used only for the programs and
purposes for which the appropriation was made.
The three (3) major
legal provisions that concern funds execution are the: [1]
3.
Misappropriation Act
(also known as the “purpose statute”)
(a) Appropriations shall be applied only to the objects for which the appropriations were made except as otherwise provided by law.
(b) The appropriation and diversion of the unexpended balance of an appropriation for a purpose other than that for which the appropriation originally was made shall be construed and accounted for as a new appropriation. The unexpended balance shall be reduced by the amount to be diverted.
(c) An appropriation in a regular, annual appropriation law may be construed to be permanent or available continuously only if the appropriation:
(1) is for rivers and harbors, lighthouses, public buildings, or the pay of the Navy and Marine Corps; or
(2) expressly provides that it is available after the fiscal year covered by the law in which it appears.
(d) A law may be construed to make an appropriation out of the Treasury or to authorize making a contract for the payment of money in excess of an appropriation only if the law specifically states that an appropriation is made or that such a contract may be made.
These laws are prudent restrictions, and ensure that the tax
dollars we pay (but which President elect Trump has not paid for years) are used
for legitimate projects.
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