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Originally Posted by Professor S
And you just described how the stimulus money was used to coerce a state into doing things they wouldn't do otherwise. Do what we say, or don't get billions in financial aid you desperately need. It's essentially reverse extortion. No matter how many times you repeat what happened, it doesn't change the fact that the executive branch has usurped power from both the states and judicial branch.
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Ask yourself this, what role is the federal government supposed to play when its a national economic emergency? The Fed is just doing its job to help make sure things get better and the same mistakes aren't made, it was the state's failures that lead them to taking the money. And its not like the fed added new rules to it,
THEY ENFORCED RULES THAT THE STATE AGREED TO BEFOREHAND. Which is what you don't seem to get.
Am I extorting the state when I loan them money to build highways with? And if they use the money for something different, and agreed that those are the terms, am I really guilty if I take the money back (and this is part of the pre written agreement)? The answer is no.