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Judge orders administration to distribute SNAP contingency money amid shutdown

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46 points jrflowers | 1 comments | 31 Oct 25 21:19 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mhb ◴[31 Oct 25 23:13 UTC] No.45777753[source]▶
It would be a good time for federalism advocates to make their voices heard. There's no reason to cede this power to the federal government.
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dragonwriter ◴[31 Oct 25 23:16 UTC] No.45777768[source]▶
What power are you talking about here?
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mhb ◴[31 Oct 25 23:19 UTC] No.45777792[source]▶
The power to withhold money paid by taxes intended to benefit state residents.
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SilverElfin ◴[31 Oct 25 23:45 UTC] No.45777946[source]▶
That could describe anything the federal government does. It doesn’t helpfully separate state versus federal.
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1. mhb ◴[01 Nov 25 14:02 UTC] No.45781721[source]▶
Yes. And the fundamental problem is that the federal government has too much power. So everything it describes should be considered in this light.

Unsurprisingly, there is not often a consensus by the federal government to reduce its own power or for people whose tribe is in power to suggest that they devolve some of it back to the states.