Paolo Sarpi
@psarpi.bsky.social
Cleaning a loaded gun?
November 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Cleaning a loaded gun?
Negative
For starters as a logical matter there is no universe in which this meets the intended purpose of reprogramming language
But as a legal matter you've got to have a valid appropriation to transfer the monies into
Congress appropriates some things on a multi-year basis and others annual
For starters as a logical matter there is no universe in which this meets the intended purpose of reprogramming language
But as a legal matter you've got to have a valid appropriation to transfer the monies into
Congress appropriates some things on a multi-year basis and others annual
The DoD is allowed to transfer this money per statute apparently (though this is outside of my area). The CR in March upped it to 8 billion.
October 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The radar wins. Obviously. youtu.be/IQJL3htsDyQ?...
August 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The radar wins. Obviously. youtu.be/IQJL3htsDyQ?...
I think you're saying a great kicker may not be a silver bullet.
August 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I think you're saying a great kicker may not be a silver bullet.
Thank you for writing this.
June 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Thank you for writing this.
This is beautiful and infuriating.
May 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This is beautiful and infuriating.
Right, a bank levy doesn't need to be served by the US Marshall. And the bank is unlikely to defy it.
April 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Right, a bank levy doesn't need to be served by the US Marshall. And the bank is unlikely to defy it.
Not even Congress is necessarily free to breach a public contract. I'm not a government contracts lawyer, but there's the Takings Clause, Public Debt Clause, and a whole area of law on federal claims.
April 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Not even Congress is necessarily free to breach a public contract. I'm not a government contracts lawyer, but there's the Takings Clause, Public Debt Clause, and a whole area of law on federal claims.
They're setting accused gang members free under the guise of deporting them?
April 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
They're setting accused gang members free under the guise of deporting them?
It's an hotel when you have a cold.
March 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
It's an hotel when you have a cold.