Anonymous
02/03/2025 14:13
Subject: Usaid terror
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Walter Kerr, Co-Executive Director, Unlock Aid:
“It's actually less than 10 percent of our foreign assistance dollars flowing through USAID is actually reaching those communities.“
That’s a nice he has an opinion. It doesn’t change the fact that the president cannot dissolve the agency without proceeding through Congress. Maybe Walter Kerr should call his congressman.
Subsume, not dissolve. You aren’t from around here, eh?
Still not something that can be done without congressional approval.
Not true. Nothing in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 mandates that an independent agency take on foreign assistance. USAID was created by an executive order as the mode to implement the requirements of the act/law. But the Executive has immense discretion under the law to determine mode.
The agency was codified in statute afterward, moron. Go read 22 USC 6563.
Anonymous
02/03/2025 14:12
Subject: Usaid terror
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Walter Kerr, Co-Executive Director, Unlock Aid:
“It's actually less than 10 percent of our foreign assistance dollars flowing through USAID is actually reaching those communities.“
That’s a nice he has an opinion. It doesn’t change the fact that the president cannot dissolve the agency without proceeding through Congress. Maybe Walter Kerr should call his congressman.
Subsume, not dissolve. You aren’t from around here, eh?
Still not something that can be done without congressional approval.
Not true. Nothing in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 mandates that an independent agency take on foreign assistance. USAID was created by an executive order as the mode to implement the requirements of the act/law. But the Executive has immense discretion under the law to determine mode.
The current law provides for US AID to administer the Foreign Assistance Act and directs specific this that the administer of US AID should do. It's mentioned by name hundreds of times in the law.
Yes because US AID is the mode the executive chose to create - until it is not. In other words the executive has discretion
The executive does not have discretion to abolish US AID. Its existence was directed by Congress after the original executive order.
https://www.justsecurity.org/107267/can-president-dissolve-usaid-by-executive-order/
Anonymous
02/03/2025 14:08
Subject: Usaid terror
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Walter Kerr, Co-Executive Director, Unlock Aid:
“It's actually less than 10 percent of our foreign assistance dollars flowing through USAID is actually reaching those communities.“
That’s a nice he has an opinion. It doesn’t change the fact that the president cannot dissolve the agency without proceeding through Congress. Maybe Walter Kerr should call his congressman.
Subsume, not dissolve. You aren’t from around here, eh?
Still not something that can be done without congressional approval.
Not true. Nothing in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 mandates that an independent agency take on foreign assistance. USAID was created by an executive order as the mode to implement the requirements of the act/law. But the Executive has immense discretion under the law to determine mode.
The current law provides for US AID to administer the Foreign Assistance Act and directs specific this that the administer of US AID should do. It's mentioned by name hundreds of times in the law.
Yes because US AID is the mode the executive chose to create - until it is not. In other words the executive has discretion
Anonymous
02/03/2025 14:06
Subject: Re:Usaid terror
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If it’s a reorg to put it under State, you could still have a job. The website disappearing does not mean your job does.
Likely significant reductions coming. I did hear on the news that a lawsuit may be filed as early as Monday.
Oh yes op, have no fear. The high school kids are running things. Don't worry at all. They are so good at things. /S
Anonymous
02/03/2025 14:04
Subject: Usaid terror
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Walter Kerr, Co-Executive Director, Unlock Aid:
“It's actually less than 10 percent of our foreign assistance dollars flowing through USAID is actually reaching those communities.“
That’s a nice he has an opinion. It doesn’t change the fact that the president cannot dissolve the agency without proceeding through Congress. Maybe Walter Kerr should call his congressman.
Subsume, not dissolve. You aren’t from around here, eh?
Still not something that can be done without congressional approval.
Not true. Nothing in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 mandates that an independent agency take on foreign assistance. USAID was created by an executive order as the mode to implement the requirements of the act/law. But the Executive has immense discretion under the law to determine mode.
The current law provides for US AID to administer the Foreign Assistance Act and directs specific this that the administer of US AID should do. It's mentioned by name hundreds of times in the law.
Anonymous
02/03/2025 14:02
Subject: Usaid terror
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Walter Kerr, Co-Executive Director, Unlock Aid:
“It's actually less than 10 percent of our foreign assistance dollars flowing through USAID is actually reaching those communities.“
That’s a nice he has an opinion. It doesn’t change the fact that the president cannot dissolve the agency without proceeding through Congress. Maybe Walter Kerr should call his congressman.
Subsume, not dissolve. You aren’t from around here, eh?
Still not something that can be done without congressional approval.
Not true. Nothing in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 mandates that an independent agency take on foreign assistance. USAID was created by an executive order as the mode to implement the requirements of the act/law. But the Executive has immense discretion under the law to determine mode.
Nope. The president has zero legal authority to "shut down," defund, or otherwise cripple a $50 billion agency.
Audit it, identify unnecessary expenditures, draft reform or rescission proposals, and then go to Congress to PASS A LAW.
You would be right if the agency was created by law. USAID was not created by statute. In other words it was created under executive authority not legislative.
Anonymous
02/03/2025 13:56
Subject: Usaid terror
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Walter Kerr, Co-Executive Director, Unlock Aid:
“It's actually less than 10 percent of our foreign assistance dollars flowing through USAID is actually reaching those communities.“
That’s a nice he has an opinion. It doesn’t change the fact that the president cannot dissolve the agency without proceeding through Congress. Maybe Walter Kerr should call his congressman.
Subsume, not dissolve. You aren’t from around here, eh?
Still not something that can be done without congressional approval.
Not true. Nothing in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 mandates that an independent agency take on foreign assistance. USAID was created by an executive order as the mode to implement the requirements of the act/law. But the Executive has immense discretion under the law to determine mode.
Nope. The president has zero legal authority to "shut down," defund, or otherwise cripple a $50 billion agency.
Audit it, identify unnecessary expenditures, draft reform or rescission proposals, and then go to Congress to PASS A LAW.
Anonymous
02/03/2025 13:54
Subject: Usaid terror
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Walter Kerr, Co-Executive Director, Unlock Aid:
“It's actually less than 10 percent of our foreign assistance dollars flowing through USAID is actually reaching those communities.“
That’s a nice he has an opinion. It doesn’t change the fact that the president cannot dissolve the agency without proceeding through Congress. Maybe Walter Kerr should call his congressman.
Subsume, not dissolve. You aren’t from around here, eh?
Still not something that can be done without congressional approval.
Not true. Nothing in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 mandates that an independent agency take on foreign assistance. USAID was created by an executive order as the mode to implement the requirements of the act/law. But the Executive has immense discretion under the law to determine mode.
Anonymous
02/03/2025 13:47
Subject: Usaid terror
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Walter Kerr, Co-Executive Director, Unlock Aid:
“It's actually less than 10 percent of our foreign assistance dollars flowing through USAID is actually reaching those communities.“
That’s a nice he has an opinion. It doesn’t change the fact that the president cannot dissolve the agency without proceeding through Congress. Maybe Walter Kerr should call his congressman.
Subsume, not dissolve. You aren’t from around here, eh?
Still not something that can be done without congressional approval.
Anonymous
02/03/2025 13:36
Subject: Usaid terror
Who are the SEVEN CIA people on USAID’s board?
Anonymous
02/03/2025 13:34
Subject: Usaid terror
Anonymous wrote:No idea if I have a job or agency.
What now?
Do I go to work tomorrow?
If your job might be bloat, stay home until it’s evaluated. If you know it’s definitely bloat, just get another job.
Anonymous
02/03/2025 13:31
Subject: Usaid terror
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Walter Kerr, Co-Executive Director, Unlock Aid:
“It's actually less than 10 percent of our foreign assistance dollars flowing through USAID is actually reaching those communities.“
That’s a nice he has an opinion. It doesn’t change the fact that the president cannot dissolve the agency without proceeding through Congress. Maybe Walter Kerr should call his congressman.
Subsume, not dissolve. You aren’t from around here, eh?
Anonymous
02/03/2025 13:26
Subject: Re:Usaid terror
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Interesting though that Chemonics website has been ... edited. People must be really scared.
What is Chemonics and how does it relate to USAID?
Chemonics is a USAID contractor.
Anonymous
02/03/2025 13:22
Subject: Re:Usaid terror
Anonymous wrote:Interesting though that Chemonics website has been ... edited. People must be really scared.
What is Chemonics and how does it relate to USAID?
Anonymous
02/03/2025 13:20
Subject: Re:Usaid terror
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Interesting though that Chemonics website has been ... edited. People must be really scared.
Also scared enough to report the posts on here calling them out as a grifting, for-profit company exploiting US taxpayers.
These companies responded to funding calls from the US government. There is nothing grifting about that.
Well, they did over bill. And have insiders at USAID to know about contracts.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chemonics-international-inc-pay-31m-resolve-allegations-fraudulent-billing-under-global
And look at that - it was resolved the way it's supposed to be resolved, through our legal system. NOT by the fiat of a ketamine-jacked billionaire who appears to be acting in the interests of his foreign benefactors.