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asourcefamiliarwiththematter | 9 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 I am of the opinion that POTUS can shutter agencies without Congress acting, especially when those agencies are unconstitutional in the first place
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Undisciplined | 9 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Probably so, to a large extent. Some of the departments and agencies have specified constitutional obligations or legislative mandates. That's a tint fraction of what they do, though.