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To: reformedliberal
The Congress _could_ (my opinion) sue under Separation of Powers/Enumerated Powers.

Congress can sue, or they can impeach. There is no debate on that. Can Pelosi sue, and can Schumer, or does it have to be Congress, as indicated by majority vote on a resolution?

118 posted on 03/25/2018 1:19:24 PM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Pollster1

IDK.

I think, in order to have standing in any court, you have to show specific, deliberate and unique harm. I think just asserting a lot of people are harmed doesn’t cut it. That would be a Class Action or maybe a RICO case. I don’t see where individuals, especially from an opposing political party, would have SCOTUS standing.

SCOTUS is limited to constitutional arguments, is that right? So, this would have to be a case brought over Separation of Powers or Enumerated Powers, again: IMO. Otherwise, it boils down to political differences and the SCOTUS doesn’t do politics, at least not publicly.

So, I think it has to be a Constitutional case brought to decide between Presidential and Congressional Powers. There must be a slew of decisions extant from the Lincoln Administration. Again, JIMO.


121 posted on 03/25/2018 2:14:03 PM PDT by reformedliberal
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