The Trump administration is reportedly considering unilateral action on enhanced unemployment benefi

[Polybius]

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Source: Business Insider

The Trump administration is weighing whether to take unilateral action if it doesn't come to an agreement with Congress on another economic relief bill, The Washington Post reported on Monday, citing two sources who were granted anonymity to discuss the deliberations.

No final decisions were made, and the administration would still rather get legislation through Congress, the sources told The Post.

President Donald Trump said last week that his biggest priorities in negotiations over another stimulus bill were an extension of enhanced unemployment insurance and another moratorium on evictions.

Both measures were implemented under the economic relief package enacted in March. But they expired in late July, and Congress has not moved to extend them.

Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/white-house-unilateral-action-congress-stimulus-unemployment-benefits-eviction-2020-8

[Dopers_Greed]

1. If he does this, he will win

[Polybius]

6. Watch him up it to $800 a week

Then say "See, Pelosi and the Democrats only wanted $600."

[bucolic_frolic]

2. To allow Trump to do this unilaterally is equivalent to abolishing Congress

Trump lacks authority to do this.

[Lasher]

7. He did something like this for his wall funding and Congress did nothing.

I don't know where he thinks he might get the funding from, but that was a precedent. He is immune from repercussion because he knows the Senate will not convict and remove, no matter what he does.

[Polybius]

9. If he somehow extends the $600 by executive order, no one will give him any repercussions

Right or not, it would be political suicide.

[Hyper_Eye]

12. The house democrats sued him

The supreme court ruled in his favor as far as allowing the funding to be used while the litigation works its way through the courts. The litigation is still ongoing though. I'm not sure what else they could have done. The courts are the only avenue to deal with this outside of appealing to voters.

[Mr.Bill]

8. I read recently there was still over one trillion

unspent dollars from the last stimulus package.

And remember everything Trump says is a lie. Everything. What he says are his highest priorities are really his lowest. The wealthiest people in the Real Estate business would love to see mass evictions (especially on rent-controlled properties) and low Real Estate prices so they could swoop in and buy up everything for pennies on the dollar.

[bucolic_frolic]

11. You may have really nailed it

The sharks are circling. It's even better than driving a prime retailer into bankruptcy for the real estate.

[Mr.Bill]

14. A few months ago I read an article

that said Sean Hannity owned over 800 rental houses all over the country that he bought during the last Real Estate crash when W was president. I'm sure he's not the only one who did that.

The fact that Trump didn't go on a buying spree then shows you that he ain't no billionaire.

[still_one]

3. Can this be done without Congress?

[Bayard]

4. Funny thing about that

Dems are the ones who pushed enhanced unemployment insurance and a moratorium on evictions last time.

[C_U_L8R]

5. Is Trump going to write personal checks?

[BamaRefugee]

13. I hope so. They tend to bounce. And then I can take him to court and be awarded THREE TIMES the

amount of the check.
That is if I can drag myself into the courtroom after starving for 6 months on no unemployment...

[progree]

10. Great discussion at the earlier LBN story

Trump administration examining options for unilateral action if no coronavirus deal is reached
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142552419

[JT45242]

15. Power of the purse.... where would this money come from?

There is not a trillion dollars laying around for Trump to shift funds (illegally) to this.

Skimming between 10 and 30 Billion form the military for the wall was illegal. Money can only be spent on what it was appropriated for.
Even if he thought he could get away from it -- what fund would have enough money to skim the $600-990 billion this would take.

We cannot have NY arrest him soon enough.

[FraDon]

16. Ink, paper, & unilateral, emergency instructions

to the so-called Federal Reserve Bank.

One click; done.

[Omaha Steve]

17. After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING

Dupe. See the earlier post here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142552419

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