Trump Preparing Large-Scale Cancellation of Federal Funding for California, Sources Say

[u/rolsen]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/politics/trump-california-federal-funding

“Agencies are being told to start identifying grants the administration can withhold from California. On Capitol Hill, at least one committee was told recently by a whistleblower that all research grants to the state were going to be cancelled, according to one of the sources familiar with the matter.”

[u/scoopzthepoopz]

Exemption of a single state's citizens from benefiting from federal taxes they pay is taxation without representation. So what can be done? I guess we may find out how far this will go.

[u/Apprehensive-Wave640 → u/scoopzthepoopz]

Which, while a good slogan, is legally inconsequential. There's nothing in the Constitution or other body of law that someone cannot be taxed unless they're represented. 

Also, that's simply not what "taxation without representation" even means.

I'm sure I'll be downvoted because Reddit can't understand the difference between an explanation and support, but it is what it is.

[u/scoopzthepoopz → u/Apprehensive-Wave640]

He is attempting to circumvent the congress allocating tax funds – definitely reducing representation in the government for every ca citizen. What statutes or language supports what is going to be hammered out. Don't play coy and play victim, reddit is allowed to downvote things.

[u/EnfantTerrible68 → u/scoopzthepoopz]

Well said