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Cake day: December 31st, 2023

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  • You’re missing the point because they didn’t use precise language

    Congress establishes what coins and bills are to be minted. The executive branch executes that directive. Congress has directed the executive branch to mint pennies. The executive branch determined 0 is a number of pennies to mint. The Mint is not minting pennies, despite congress directing them to do so

    If the president is allowed to interpret laws congress passes so broadly, it gives an incredible amount of power to the executive branch. Historically, the president hasn’t been given nearly that level of authority

    It’s illegal because congress said to mint pennies, but the executive branch is not minting pennies