The article argues that the Trump administration's attempts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) violate the separation of powers outlined in the U.S. Constitution. It emphasizes that only Congress, not the President, has the constitutional authority to create, organize, or eliminate government agencies. By examining the historical context of USAID's evolution, the article asserts that past presidential actions relied on Congress's legislation, highlighting a constitutional framework that binds the President's decisions about federal agencies. Thus, any unilateral executive action to dismantle agencies like USAID is unconstitutional.
Good-faith arguments exist both for and against America having an independent USAID, or-to name another Donald Trump target-a stand-alone federal Department of Education.
Unilateral moves to dismantle USAID....are beyond the president's constitutional authority.
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