A United States District Court judge has held that Social Security's termination of disability benefits for Eric Conn's former clients is unconstitutional. Don't think this is resolved. Two other judges on the same court have upheld the terminations. The issue now heads to the Court of Appeals. Interestingly, the judge who found the terminations to be unconstitutional, Thapur, is on Donald Trump's announced list of possible Supreme Court nominees, not that he's likely to have a chance to use that list.
I'm sorry to be so late posting this but I've been off the net while traveling.
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"not that he's likely to have a chance to use that list" - What does that supposed to mean exactly? If Clinton wins SS will be cut sooner and deeper, with continued out of control democratic spending. We need Trump to uphold the agreement that SS made with the people and ensure its continued existence- WITHOUT the cuts.
@2:51 It meant Trump has a poor chance of being capable of using his list for supreme court justice appointment.
In regard to needing Trump to uphold the agreement that SS made with the people and ensure its continued existence, SS's continued existence is not threatened. Literally it has never been higher:
https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4a3.html
If your concern is the current estimates that the disability trust fund will be depleted this year, that is true:
https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4a2.html
I would support Trump's statements from July 2, 2000 when he wrote in his book "The America We Deserve" he would seize 14.25% of private wealth (i.e. savings, stocks, bonds, etc.) and invest $100 billion of this illegal taking in the trust fund. He's pretty much forgotten that idea though and I doubt a republican (or democratic) congress would support this.
Exactly which plank of the GOP platform in the last 20 years has put the continued existence of SSA as a priority?
How anyone with any understanding of basic constitutional law can say that these hearings complied with the requirements of basic due process is beyond me. Shame on the overzealous lawyers at SSA who signed off on the process.
I just started reading about this. heartbreaking. two people have already committed suicide.
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