Why yesterday's Trump edict to pause any grants or aid is very important news updated.

Update per various media: Ooops. https://www.nbcnews.com/.../trump-administration-rescinds... Another stupid is as stupid does by the Trump administration that does not have its act together and put Plan 2025 ideologues in charge at the OMB. https://www.nbcnews.com/.../trump-project-2025-russell...The order has been rescinded for now.  What was disturbing was the administration's attitude that they could decide to break agreements, contracts, and aid whenever they did not meet the ideological standards of Donald Trump or Project 2025 instead of the direction and the intent of the law, plus funding from Congress.  It was a power grab in keeping with Project 2025's plan to turn a system of checks and balances between the three branches of government and make the federal government a "unitary" government with just one branch holding power..the executive one.. led by a strong man. That will still be the issue if the administration fries this stunt again in a more limited or case-by-case attempt to make themselves the legislators and defy the Constitution.

Continuing with the original post.

 https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-orders-pause-all-federal-grants-loans-2025-01-28/ The lawsuits will start flying. What this order means after the temporary stay is lifted and the lawsuits settled in favor of Trump, is that Congress will have lost its power to control pursestrings and that any laws they passed directly on how the money will be spent are just ignored. Picking up the phone to call your congressman will be useless unless the OMB says you and your request passed Trump's ideology loyalty test. Congress will have been neutered or has become a bobblehead of nodding yes, Mr. Trump people...just like in China or Russia. The Constitution is clear that the Executive Branch does not hot have the power to legislate but to faithfully execute the laws Congress passed. Failing to execute a law because the president says he disapproves of it is not faithfully executing the law. Let's see how Trump's Supreme Court rules if the lawsuits get to them on this issue. If the Court rules against Trump, wait and see if Trump complies or defies.If the latter, the government of, by, and for the people (not just partisans of Trump) has perished. Welcome to the brave new world of the rule of Trump. It is going to take enormous bravery to defy him.