Summary
Fourteen states sued the Trump administration over Elon Musk’s role as head of DOGE, arguing his authority violates the Constitution.
The lawsuit, led by New Mexico, claims Musk wields unchecked power to cut agencies and budgets without Senate confirmation, making him a “principal officer” under the Appointments Clause.
Another lawsuit by USAID employees raises similar concerns.
Judges have already blocked some DOGE actions, but the White House defends Musk’s role as legal.
I had hopes Lemmy would be at least able to look at absolute polar opposite points of view, and as much as they may grate or cause irritation, see the humanity in these differing opinions.
That aside, and please correct me in as civil way as possible, all I see is the auditing of the governments books, an accounting practice that every business should undertake. To date I see that its clearly obvious, as in the billions found thus far, that there is a clearly mismanagement of funds.
Why does this upset so many people?
Because it’s not accounting, it’s systematic gutting of bodies that prevent them or their friends doing things.
“Auditing” an entity doesn’t usually involve shutting down said entity indefinitely pending the audit which never comes, while the “auditor” makes copies of every bit of data you have for later abuse.
Counter argument: there is always government funds used inefficiently, there is always accounting practices that can be improved upon, a government system with perfect efficiency or is completely free from economic corruption does not exist. This simple matter of fact is NOT a justification of giving an individual, who’s not an elected governmental official and does not represent the interest of the nation and its people, the authority and power above the entire government, against the constitution.
https://futurism.com/state-department-contract-armored-teslas-on-hold
Am audit does not take two days and is performed by BigBalls.