Republican Attorney’s General in over a dozen states are not threatening to take legal action against the Biden Administration over provisions in the new $1.9 Trillion dollar stimulus bill which prevent states who take relief money from lowering taxes.
The stunning provision seems to have been a poison pill inserted into the bill by Democrats to prevent Republican legislatures from bringing tax relief to their constituents.
As The Hill reports:
Republican attorneys general in more than a dozen states are threatening legal action against the Biden administration over the newly signed $1.9 trillion coronavirus economic relief package, a measure they say is unconstitutional.
In a seven-page letter sent to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday, the Republican officials argue that the relief package, specifically the $350 billion included within to help states and counties offset the cost of dealing with the pandemic, limits those governments’ ability to lower taxes for citizens should they want to.
“Absent a more sensible interpretation from your department, this provision would amount to an unprecedented and unconstitutional intrusion on the separate sovereignty of the States through federal usurpation of essentially one half of the State’s fiscal ledgers,” they wrote to Yellen. “We ask that you confirm that the American Rescue Plan Act does not prohibit States from generally providing tax relief through the kinds of measures listed and discussed above and other, similar measures, but at most precludes express use of the funds provided under the Act for direct tax cuts rather than for the purposes specified by the Act.” …
“Federal spending power has clear limitations,” West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) said on Tuesday. “Congress may not micromanage a state’s fiscal policies in violation of anti-commandeering principles nor coerce a state into forfeiting one of its core constitutional functions in exchange for a large check from the federal government. Such ‘economic dragooning’ of the states cannot withstand constitutional scrutiny.”
What corruption!
Sounds more like BIDENS administration is more like a Dictatorship.
Oh you mean what they kept saying Trump was doing
Stop an investigate the last election this election fraud needs to be investigated from the ballot boxes to the voting machines
Should have been done at the start! Trump’s votes were stolen & the American people are paying & they will continue to unless real American’s shout out “ENOUGH’S, ENOUGH!!!!!” & do something about ALL the corruption in government ASAP!!!!
The whole thing should be thrown out! Why should taxpayers in one state pay for the irresponsible decisions of another. We didn’t get to vote in the elections that put those corrupt and sleazy politicians in office, so why should we pay for the consequences. The federal government, especially under Biden, has become a dictatorship! ENOUGH!
AGREE!!!!
THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT CAME FROM PIGLOSI— AND HER DIRTY DEALINGS WHEN IS HER IMPEACHMENT COMING??? FOR SEDITION
Can’t come soon enough for decent America loving people!!!!!!!!!!!
My God, this has to END!!! Our pres biden, he’s actually committing CRIMES!!! This jackass continues to lie to Americans. And how about pelosi, that NASTY WRINKLED WRETCHED person, can’t even call THAT a woman, she now blames climate change for border crisis, they point fingers but NEVER agree that they caused the border CRISIS, they tried to blame Trump, that didn’t work. We have to find a way to de-thrown ALL of the IDIOT’S, biden, harris, schumer, pelosi, swalwell the WHOLE DEMOCRATIC SWAMP!!!
Don’t forget that liar Adam Schiff.
This isn’t Biden, this is Pelosi and Schumer. They need to go.
Obiden just does as he is told. He couldn’t make a rational decision if he had to.
Welcome to TYRANNY, A.K.A. One Party Rule!
Doubt that that provision would be found to be constitutional!
This phony ‘stimulus’ bill bill with its unconstitutional pork will tie up the courts for fifteen years.
Democrat or Republican: IF NOTHING ELSE WOULD CAUSE YOU TO QUESTION HIS ACUITY AND COGNITIVE ABILITIES THE DENIAL OF BORDER CRISIS SHOULD.
Good, ditch the whole damd thing. It is no doubt unconstitutional anyway.