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Government,
Constitutional Law

Dec. 11, 2024

Trump's recess appointments and money impounding versus congress

Donald Trump's push for recess appointments and unilateral control over federal spending raises serious constitutional concerns, echoing historical lessons about the dangers of undermining legislative power.

Dan Jacobson

Phone: (714) 505-4872

Email: dlj@jacobsonlawyers.com

Dan Jacobson practices law in Tustin. He is a retired law professor, a member of California's Board of Accountancy, a former arbitrator for the San Bernardino Superior Court, retired Governor, the Board of Governors of CIGA (California Ins. Guarantee Assoc.), an expert witness/consultant re property/casualty insurance claims handling, & has sat on the Boards of non-profits, such as the Richard & Donna O'Neill Land Conservancy. 

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At Martinez v. Department of Transportation 238 Cal.App.4th 559, 564 (2015), Justice William Bedsworth aptly noted that "there is what has become known as 'Godwin's Law' [which] [b]roadly speaking, [states] that the first side in an argument to compare the other side to Hitler or the Nazis loses." This article is an exception that proves Godwin's Law.

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