On Monday, we brought you CNN’s hot take: Nine wealthy people who went to elite universities were going to decide if student debt would be canceled. On Tuesday, we told you how The Economist’s SCOTUS expert Steven Mazie said that declaring President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation plan unconstitutional “could drive SCOTUS’s popularity still lower.” We didn’t realize it was a popularity contest.
Even Nancy Pelosi has stated that the president does not have the authority to cancel student debt, which is estimated to cost around $400 billion in revenue. Face it: If it were legal, it would have happened by now.
Rep. Jamaal Bowman posted this video of himself demanding the Supreme Court follow the law and cancel student debt.
SCOTUS needs to follow the law and cancel student debt. pic.twitter.com/aU5LC5qCPK
— Congressman Jamaal Bowman (@RepBowman) February 28, 2023
https://twitter.com/MattDeLuca/status/1630586095774703621
Name the law, please.
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) February 28, 2023
SCOTUS is following the Constitution, which is the law, you fucking smoothbrain.
— Eric Spencer (@JustEric) February 28, 2023
Which law?
— Milton Friedman Stan Account (@AndIllWhisperNo) February 28, 2023
Legislators have to pass a law before SCOTUS can “follow” it.
— Little Mac (@LittleMac1016) February 28, 2023
What law? Congress never passed a law regarding the forgiveness of student debt.
— TheRealJoeFL65 (@TheRealJoeFL65) February 28, 2023
Show me the law. I’ll wait. pic.twitter.com/6aXnEOFSin
— 🐍 🏴☠️ Jt McNorway 🏴 🐍 (@JtMcNorway) February 28, 2023
Please- there is NO law that allows for this. Quite the contrary, it is unconstitutional for the president to do this- his job is to carry out laws. The job of Congress is to make the laws- and no law requires this.
— Brad Koenig (@MavsLaker) February 28, 2023
What law? Please be specific.
— GoodOldMattyP (@MattyUSMC7380) February 28, 2023
So comforting to know that our legislators understand the word "law"
— Latentem (@Latentem) February 28, 2023
Person who's job it is to write bills so they can become laws wants SCOTUS to follow law that doesn't exist.
— &E (@DrewPaulE) February 28, 2023
There’s a law which requires the government to pay off debt incurred by people who agreed to pay it off?
— @zekenholly (@zekenholly1) February 28, 2023
As someone who would stand to benefit by this executive order passing, I can tell you it is 100% illegal and not going to be upheld.
— Stephen C. Thompson (@PhenCSon) February 28, 2023
Agreed.
Greatest economy ever.
Get a freaking job and pay your shit back.
— Its a dogs life 🐶🐾🇺🇸 (@seniordogzrule) February 28, 2023
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