Demand Congressional Budget Office independent cost analysis and appropriations committee hearings on funding source and oversight mechanisms before any funds are obligated.
A $1 trillion 'Golden Dome' project is extraordinarily high-hype (novelty=5, meme-ability=4) with minimal constitutional harm beyond standard budget authority questions. The timing alongside serious corruption allegations (IRS reallocation, ally compensation fund) and the massive media-to-governance mismatch suggests strategic distraction. While there are legitimate corruption concerns about a vanity infrastructure project, the constitutional damage is limited without evidence of appropriations bypass or institutional capture.