re: White House considers plan B as DOGE cuts hit a wall on the Hill

You have to understand how congress has acted to ensure their control over the government.

First, the impoundment act of 1974. Up until that point congress approved the budgets for the various departments BUT, BUT it was up to the office of management and budget WITHIN the executive branch, to ensure that money was spent on what it was budgeted for ie no clandestine NGOs. With the impoundment act congress was ensured the money HAD TO BE SPENT, regardless, it had to be spent on something if it was budgeted.

Second, ONLY a budget can be passed with majority votes, the rest require 60 votes to pass, which conveniently they have ensured nothing can pass. Odd isnt it, with all the "cultural revolutions" all the racial, sexual, monetary divides......no party ever gets the super majority.....and nothing ever gets done....its as if the election system is fixed or something. So we are stuck with omnibus bills with the kitchen sink stuck in there and everyone goes on their merry way.

Third, they even stuck in a template where any increase in military has to be offset by spending on social programs. Nice, so the MIC gets their money and the dems get every social kickback imaginable.

Fourth, they make the issue of governing so complex its virtually impossible to figure out how an idea would become a bill and then a law. Thats because our govt is run by...lawyers....so they make things as legally hazy as possible.

The only difference between the US and a 3rd world dictatorship.....there are more zeros in the theft of citizens money.