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SickOfTheOnePct

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12. There is a legal difference

Reply to Caliman73 (Reply #8)

Fri Jun 30, 2023, 04:34 PM

Jun 2023

One was passed by Congress (PPP) and signed by the President.

The other was an Executive Order (student loan forgiveness) that never went through Congress.

It's literally a legal difference - the former is a law, the latter isn't.

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I am so confused, I need to understand this. [View all] Tesha Jun 2023 OP

Irony means nothing to Republicans. live love laugh Jun 2023 #1

The difference is inthewind21 Jun 2023 #2

The unpopular, but correct answer. Bonx Jun 2023 #5

Question is inthewind21 Jun 2023 #6

A Paul Simon quote Bonx Jun 2023 #7

People talking without speaking inthewind21 Jun 2023 #13

Exactly n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2023 #10

The wording in the law passed by congress for PPP allowed total forgiveness... Beautiful Disaster Jun 2023 #3

As others point out, the PPP forgiveness was passed by Congress. Hope Biden can work something out. Silent Type Jun 2023 #4

No legal difference, just difference in Beneficiary. Caliman73 Jun 2023 #8

They are still running ads on TV for businesses to file for COVID relief. nt doc03 Jun 2023 #9

There is a legal difference SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2023 #12

So is DACA and that is still in effect. Caliman73 Jun 2023 #17

Not all executive orders are unconstitutional SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2023 #18

Really inthewind21 Jun 2023 #14

Yes I understand the Congress v Executive thing. Caliman73 Jun 2023 #15

The court said this forgiveness plan involved too much money... LAS14 Jun 2023 #11

I'm still working on white students need protection from discrimination but LGBTQ+ people don't. Midnight Writer Jun 2023 #16