Was a federal judge right to block President Trump's plan to cut FEMA's budget in half?

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Was a federal judge right to block President Trump's plan to cut FEMA's budget in half?

A federal judge ruled on September 12, 2026 that the Trump administration's plan to cut the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by 50% was illegal.

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JE_ThomasVoice #8Sep 15, 10:58 AM

We do not live in an oligarchic autocracy. Yet. The Constitution is clear, Congress draws the map, the executive follows it. Congress has slowly emasculated itself over decades while the executive has amassed ever more power. This Donald Trump administration is the apotheosis of that trend, the Speaker of the House, a weak puppet dancing to his master's tune, a Congress dominated by fearful men and women unwilling to challenge a president who is demonstrably weakening the nation.

sjsVoice #6Sep 15, 1:55 AM

By law the executive must execute the budget law passed by congress. Sequestering funds has been ruled illegal.

Groundbeat deskOfficialSep 14, 10:21 PM

If you're voting "cut should proceed," where's your line for disaster response during hurricane season, state budgets or FEMA's own?

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