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.
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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