Pelosi And Other Democrats Sound Off On SCOTUS Case That Could Be 'Disastrous'

[Nevilledog]

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other high-profile Democrats filed an amicus brief in Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski Friday, the case barrelling towards oral arguments that could leave beneficiaries of major programs like Medicaid with little recourse should states neglect their care.

The Democratic members include House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) and Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), many of whom serve on committees with authority over programs like Medicaid.

“Disturbing this Court’s Section 1983 doctrine more broadly—by curtailing Congress’ ability to permit private enforcement of Spending Clause legislation and the programs established by that legislation—would have disastrous consequences,” they write.

Section 1983 is the federal statute under which beneficiaries can sue in federal court if states violate their rights under spending programs like Medicaid.

They add that it would leave federal-state programs with “modest oversight” and would “egregiously undermine Congress’ purpose in enacting these statutes.”

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[dalton99a]

1. Kick

[Samrob]

2. A reminder, voters. Inflation is fleeting and rarely life threatening.

Your health and healthcare is not.

[live love laugh]

3. Total overreach ... SC needs to stay in their lane.

[Autumn]

4. Other than voting what's the plan?

[Elessar Zappa]

5. Voting's the first step.

We need enough Senators and representatives who will agree to expand the Supreme Court.

[Autumn]

6. Other than voting? What's the first step. Because that article says nothing about that.

Everyone here is going to vote. Be nice to hear some plans.

[Elessar Zappa]

7. Well,

I’m not exactly sure what we can do with the current Court. Expansion seems to be the only solution and that can’t be attained without a blue voting wave. We can protest of course but I doubt the demon six would be moved.

[Autumn]

8. There is not enough support to enlarge the SC. I doubt a few more Senators will turn that around.

Democrats are not united on expanding the court. Then there is the filibuster. And there would have to be 60 votes and that won't happen. Biden himself is not a fan of doing that.

[Elessar Zappa]

9. If that's the case then

we have to accept their rulings. What else can we do?

[TheRealNorth]

10. If SCOTUS keeps doing radical shit....

That can change. And who knows, maybe we will get lucky and Republican or 2 on the court will have a visit from the Grim Reaper. Got to have a Democratic President and Senate two take advantage of any opportunities.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

12. Make enough noise that even the Subversive 6 on the Extreme Court will hear.

Both Roberts and Alito have been on public tours whining about public backlash against them, so they are not immune to our voices.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

11. Dems must weaponize this now.

If Beto beats the rotten abbott, he promises to expand Medicaid.

This anti-humanity SCOTUS has to face scrutiny every day. My hope for Roberts as savior and swing vote went up in smoke when he "defended" its legitimacy.

[Stuart G]

13. K & R