Impoundment—the president's constitutional power to refuse to spend funds Congress appropriated if the president deems them unnecessary—was accepted legal practice for 200 years under US constitutional law.
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“for 200 years under our system of government it was Undisputed that the president had the Constitutional power to stop unnecessary spending through what is known as impoundment”
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Most ‘Dangerous’ Time Since WW2: Start Of WW3, Debt Default, Collapse Of Trade | Doug Casey— David LinCreated: 8/11/2026, 5:01:17 AM
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