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Biden Under Scrutiny from Republicans for Allegedly Violating Constitution

President Joe Biden (D) has come under scrutiny from Republican lawmakers such as Texas Senator John Cornyn (R) for allegedly violating the Constitution.

In a tweet, Sen. Cornyn stated his issue with the President’s actions.

“You violated the Constitution, Mr. President, despite your oath to uphold it”

The tweet was in response to Pres. Biden’s statements on the Supreme Court of the United States’s (SCOTUS) ruling that the President’s student debt forgiveness plan was not within his jurisdiction.

“Last year, I announced my student debt relief plan, a plan that was on the verge of providing more than 40 million Americans with real debt relief. This program was all set to begin. The website had been set up,” said Pres. Biden.

He continued, stating, “Notices had been sent out to people about the relief they were eligible for. 16 million people — 16 million people had already been approved. The money was literally about to go out the door.”

Biden expressed his thoughts on why Republican lawmakers have consistently stated their opposition to his application of the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students (HEROES) Act towards student loan forgiveness.

“And then, Republican elected officials and special interests stepped in. They said “no” — literally snatching from the hands of millions of Americans, thousands of dollars in student debt relief that was about to change their lives. You know, these Republican officials just couldn’t bear the thought of providing relief for working-class, middle-class Americans.”

The question of if Biden actually violated the Constitution has been brought up constantly over the last few days. However, the President still intends to use other methods to forgive student debt, as well as stop the brunt of the payments for borrowers.

Recently, SCOTUS ruled in favor of the Students for Fair Admissions, eliminating affirmative action.

President Biden (D) was very disapproving of the ruling, stating “In case after case, including recently, just as a few years ago in 2016, the Court has affirmed and reaffirmed this view: that colleges could use race not as a determinative factor for admission, but as one of the factors among many in deciding who to admit from a qualified — already qualified pool of applicants.”

He continued, stating, “Many people wrongly believe that affirmative action allows unqualified students…to be admitted ahead of qualified students. This is not…how college admissions work.”

Joshua Smith

Joshua Smith is a writer and recent graduate, majoring in English.

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