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Federal appeals court blocks remainder of Biden's student debt relief plan (apnews.com)

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[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

the problem is, if you work for the government, and the President tells you to do something illegal or against current policy, you the employee are not shielded from consequences the same way the President is.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I’m not sure that’s ever been conclusively tested.

[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 1 points 3 months ago

well yeah, the Supreme Court only just made this ruling a few weeks ago. Username checks out. lol

[–] Fester@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago

What I’m hearing is that Biden should spend the rest of his term handwriting checks.