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[–] [email protected] 129 points 1 year ago (46 children)

Not every piece of legislation needs to benefit you. It’s okay if others benefit and you don’t get hurt in the process.

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good, because the next best option was probably to get together and burn down the Aidvantage headquarters

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago

That's not off the table

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Republicans propose and pass blatantly unconstitutional stuff that there base wants right before elections all the time, then gets mad when courts overturn it right after the election. I'm glad Biden finally got rid of the "legal high ground" concept and started to do some of these "the worst they can say is no" measures.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The problem is that everything is now legislated through the courts which is now how this system was designed.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This was not stopping legislation but instead executive action not backed up by legislation. Wouldn't the next logical step be to actually pass a law?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

It is stopping legislation, the Heroes Act specifically. Congress acted to give the Executive branch this power, the Executive branch acted well within that scope, and SCOTUS struck it down by ignoring the plain text of the statute.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

It was judicial action to stop legal executive action backed up by legislation. Unless you think Missouri actually had standing and the phrase "waive or modify" doesn't mean what it clearly means.

[–] winterayars 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They'll just rule against the law, too. That said, the next step is another executive order ("taking into account the ruling, here's a new EA") and a law.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Its seems as though the sentiment among the high middle class and up is:

  1. College is important to advance in our societal hierarchy. It is not absolutely necessary but generally you are rewarded for having a higher education in more prestegious institutions.

  2. People can afford college because they have been saving up generational wealth. Naturally, increasing costs of living shouldnt be an issue.

  3. College should be about merit not affirmative action. Giving spots for less fortunate makes us less competitive as a nation.

If you cant see how the issues in these statements then i believe you are part of the problem.

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