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Vienna_Hokie
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Vienna_Hokie

Unlikely a court will ever decide legality of $10k giveaway

Read an article that pretty much said the issue is standing. Courts have already ruled that taxpayers do not have standing to claim they are damaged by government spending. Existing students could never prove direct causality to rising tuition next year. Thus there is no party that can show specific damages to bring an action to challenge it. I guess this is what we get for decades of voting for people who give us "free" stuff.
Posted: 08/26/2022 at 02:20 PM ET

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Unlikely a court will ever decide legality of $10k giveaway ◄
Vienna_Hokie • 08/26/22 02:20 PM ET
As if only taxpayers can deal with this.**
PhotoHokieNC • 08/26/22 04:07 PM ET
authority is the issue- not damage
bigbadbird • 08/26/22 03:12 PM ET
Who has standing to bring a legal challenge?**
ColoVT82 • 08/26/22 03:23 PM ET
A bunch of state Attorney Generals are planning a challenge ...
vt90 • 08/26/22 03:24 PM ET
As I understand things, to bring a case you need particularized injury and
ColoVT82 • 08/26/22 03:37 PM ET
Not a lawyer so I don't know ...
vt90 • 08/26/22 03:41 PM ET
Besides. What's another $3-500B? Not Like we talking trillions lol**
ColoVT82 • 08/26/22 03:44 PM ET
This is America...you can sue for anything!**
vthhhi • 08/26/22 02:53 PM ET
reactionaries will be able to do whatever they want in court for 50 years
typed by ben • 08/26/22 02:50 PM ET
It could
VTUD • 08/26/22 02:36 PM ET
"looks more like a" LOL, really?**
PhotoHokieNC • 08/26/22 04:10 PM ET
B: "C'mon, man! I tried!!"
TomTurkey • 08/26/22 06:06 PM ET
I think it ends up at the Supreme Court
TabbHokie • 08/26/22 03:26 PM ET
Possible**
VTUD • 08/26/22 03:27 PM ET
Yea Joe is on shaky ground with this**
fordham • 08/26/22 03:04 PM ET
I think it will definitely go to court ...
vt90 • 08/26/22 02:25 PM ET
Agreed. A Senator or Representative should have standing given the
RoswellGAHokie • 08/26/22 02:30 PM ET
I hope so, but the analysis I read said that's not possible
Vienna_Hokie • 08/26/22 02:35 PM ET
If you take the article’s argument to the extreme, a President would have
RoswellGAHokie • 08/26/22 02:37 PM ET
Great dictator set up!**
fordham • 08/26/22 03:17 PM ET
Correct. It is illegal and unconstitutional because ...
vt90 • 08/26/22 02:46 PM ET