Thursday 1 September 2022 06:31 PM Republicans plotting to sue to stop Biden's student loan forgiveness trends now
Republicans are weighing their options to stop Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan from going into effect, including a slew of lawsuits against the president.
Republican state attorneys general - from states like Arizona, Missouri and Texas -have met privately to discuss a strategy that could see multiple cases filed in different courts around the country, the Washington Post reported.
And conservative groups like the Heritage Foundation and Job Creators Network are also weighing options.
No lawsuits have been filed yet, however, as attorneys weigh the best way to battle Biden's use of executive power to wipe out millions owed to the federal government.
'We're actively looking into legal options to halt the Biden Administration's abuse of power and assault on working-class Americans,' Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, who is running for the Senate, told Fox News Digital.
Republicans are weighing their options to stop Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan from going into effect, including a slew of lawsuits against the president
Some state attorneys general weighing lawsuits: 'We're actively looking into legal options to halt the Biden Administration's abuse of power and assault on working-class Americans,' said Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt (above)
Job Creators Network, founded by Republican donor Bernie Marcus, said it is building a legal team and working with advisers a lawsuit.
'This a bailout enacted by executive overreach akin to the administration's illegal employer vaccine mandate and eviction moratorium that were struck down by the Supreme Court,' Alfredo Ortiz, the group's president, told Fox News. 'Like those examples of Biden's regulatory state, this action should also be challenged in court.'
The difficulty may be in finding who has legal 'standing' to challenge Biden's decision in court.
The Supreme Court has already ruled that taxpayers do not have standing to sue the government, meaning an individual cannot bring suit on the issue.
Borrowers who already paid off their loans - and thus don't qualify for the handout - are also unlikely to have standing.
And state governments are seen as not having standing since the student debt forgiveness does not impose a burden on their finances or powers as it's a federal program.
Courts are unlikely to deem an average taxpayer as having standing
