Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-01-29 13:02:34 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6FBD26411B775227D10593630E611D6C4595628E0E2D948D8B5323AE853716C9
Participant Details
Original Note:
Note is not needed. This is an opinion supported by the "power of the purse" and one shared by many legal experts. Even the source in the proposed note states that, while constitutionality hasn't been brought up in court, it is illegal by other statutes which have been upheld. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/does-trump-administrations-spending-pause-violate-us-law-2025-01-28/
All Note Details