Thanks to my friend Pastor Larry Hawkins for finding these facts: "Article II of the Constitution assigns responsibility for executing the law to the President. While the Congress is empowered to enact new or different laws, it may not indirectly interpret and implement existing laws, which is an essential function allocated by the Constitution to the executive branch. If the Congress disagrees with a statutory interpretation advanced by the executive branch -- or with the efforts of the executive branch to defend or prosecute judicial action based on that interpretation -- the Congress may, of course, amend the underlying statute. The use of an appropriations bill for this purpose, however, is inconsistent with the constitutional scheme of separation of powers.” Statement by Ronald Reagan on Signing the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1987 reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1987/071187b.htm
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