We just lost 40k lol.
Joe Bidenā¦did something right? Whatās the catch.
Dark Brandon
But more seriously is there much precent of SCOTUS making a ruling and within the day president is like fuck you all we doing it anyway (albeit differently)? Sleepy joe actually one the least sleepy presidents around imo
Holy fucking shit. Iām truly stunned. Give that man some fucking ice cream.
Some legal scholars contend that Biden should have relied on the law in the first place because it stood a greater chance of passing muster at the high court.
Ds continue to be nearly futile in how they message. The response shouldnāt be, "we strenuously disagree with the courtās interpretation of the constitutionā¦ " yawn. How about āToday the radical supreme court STOLE tens of thousands of dollars from tens of millions of Americans. Itās your money and theyāre stealing it.ā Just try it out dark Brando.
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This is a very real and impactful response!
Sounds like they are following the law by āturning on paymentsā as required.
finalized the most affordable repayment plan ever created, ensuring that borrowers will be able to take advantage of this plan this summerābefore loan payments are due. Many borrowers will not have to make monthly payments under this plan.
the Department is instituting a 12-month āon-rampā to repayment, running from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, so that financially vulnerable borrowers who miss monthly payments during this period are not considered delinquent, reported to credit bureaus, placed in default, or referred to debt collection agencies.
5-4 hosts are doing an end-of-term livestream:
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Trumpās Muslim Ban, right? IIRC eventually those idiots found a way to craft it so kinda sorta was constitutional.
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Iām too tired too look it up, but IIRC, it wasnāt SC that ruled against it. It was one level down. When it got to SC they upheld it. So I donāt think thatās quite the same thing.
Joe Biden gets too much hate here. He legitimately has accomplished more than nearly any other recent democratic president. I get that the bar is low, but we could really do worse.
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The most important part of his plan is still alive. People making less than $32k per year will have a $0 monthly payment and have their loans forgiven in 10 years. People making more will pay 5 percent of the amount of 32k and have their loans forgiven in 10 years. No interest will capitalize. A family of four making less than 65kish will pay $0, and 5 percent above the amount over 65k.
Does this seem maybe possibly legit? I remember this being a big issue during the mortgage crisis. Seems like something that could be happening again. He explains what he did kinda as part of the thread
Alsoā¦ I get free lawyering as part of my job.
https://twitter.com/brianmanookian/status/1674963884703088642?s=46&t=N0_fcOKIYYmlCS2e4YShsQ
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I wouldnāt go that far. People who know more than me say there were ways to accomplish the debt cancellation that would have held up, and heās been purposely dragging it out. This is probably good politics, but up until now he made it look like he wasnāt actually trying. Coming back over the top with the Higher Education Act is good. The Respect for Marriage Act was pretty good (should have happened faster), and heās been excellent on foreign policy with regard to Ukraine - which is up there for most consequential things during his presidency.
That said, heās been beyond shitty on immigration, heās been shitty at fighting back against this SCOTUS, and heās been shitty at doing anything on democracy reform. Heās also been somewhat shitty at fighting back against this crazy House on the budget matters.
I donāt think Iād put his list of accomplishments above the Affordable Care Act, though. He and Obama have a pretty similar lukewarm record on LGBTQ stuff - late to the party but doing good things once theyāre already broadly popular. Bidenās positions have been better faster, probably, but Iām not sure any actions have been.
Bidenās been a lot better on foreign policy than Obama, and thatās been hugely important, but in the context of accomplishing more than nearly any other recent Dem president, I assume weāre mostly discussing bills/executive orders that have gone into effect.
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I think this guy gets a bad rap and is often quite reasonable (at least since the start of the Trump era). This is a good answer.
MODERATOR: Letās start with the Supreme Court siding with a Web designer in Coloradoā¦there are religious conservatives who are hailing this as a victory for religious liberty. And there are others who say this ruling created a constitutional right to discriminate. How do you see it?
PUNDIT: Yes, I donāt have a qualified ā Iām not qualified to give it a legal opinion. Iām not a lawyer, so I look at it, is it good or bad for society?
And so, in this case, you had the right for artistic expression against nondiscrimination, and it was a contest between those two. And the court chose free expression. That strikes me, just as someone who lives in American society, as doing great harm to American society.
It seems to me the idea that we do not discriminate in our businesses is just ā thatās much more a serious thing to break that than to restrict someone whoās really running a business, not just painting a painting, but is running a business. And if that person whoās running a business is allowed to discriminate, it seems to me itās just a poison in our society.
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