Pelosi says Supreme Court 'immorally ripped away' relief from Americans in its 'arbitrary and cruel'

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Source: Yahoo News


Pelosi says Supreme Court 'immorally ripped away' relief from Americans in its 'arbitrary and cruel' decision to end eviction moratorium

Oma Seddiq

Fri, August 27, 2021, 12:13 PM

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday rebuked the Supreme Court for ending a nationwide eviction ban, which puts millions of vulnerable renters at risk of eviction as new COVID-19 infections sweep the United States.

"Eviction is a horror that no family should ever have to experience - with cribs and personal belongings on the street, children in fear and distress and parents struggling to find basic shelter," Pelosi said in a statement. "Putting people out of their homes and forcing them to crowd in with others is also a public health risk as the delta variant accelerates."

The Supreme Court on Thursday evening struck down the Biden administration's 60-day extension of the eviction moratorium, which was announced on August 3.

In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which issued the moratorium, had no legal authority to do so. The conservative majority argued that it's up to Congress to "specifically authorize" a "federally imposed eviction moratorium." The three liberal justices dissented, arguing that Congress has allocated billions in federal aid to help landlords cover rent, and that an eviction ban isn't as extreme as government-imposed coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

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Speaker Pelosi is looking for ways to speed aid to renters. I'm not about to bet against her finding a way or making one.

[JohnSJ]

1. Maxine Waters sent a bill addressing this very issue several weeks ago. What is the status of this?

[Jose Garcia]

2. No committee hearing, no House vote

Damn Supreme Court!

[FBaggins]

28. The Supreme Court didn't block congressional hearings or votes

Indeed… they made very clear that they were required.

But Congress did not act.

[Evolve Dammit]

3. Nancy is right. This will affect 10 million? GOP just wants more $$. Same as ever. n/t

[mpcamb]

25. Republican like people living under bridges... more people they can look down on.

[OldBaldy1701E]

44. And, keep under their version of capitalism

Namely, that they have all the money, make all the rules, and we are supposed to be thrilled with their table scraps. They want the equivalent of the feudal system and they won't stop until they get it. And, then they will want more, as is their SOP. (Standard Operating Procedure)

[ananda]

4. When are we going to stop being ruled by psychopaths?

???

[Percy]

12. When more people learn about them ...

which is happening pretty fast from what I can tell.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

39. I wonder this too

I hate psychopaths they are monsters every day they are alive.

Psychopathy or narcissism diagnosis
would in a sane world make it so the psychopath could not run for any office.

[OldBaldy1701E]

45. When the other psychopaths stop voting for them. (n/t)

[LiberatedUSA]

5. Was there anything in place to help the landlords?

They can’t run a building without rent.

[NullTuples]

19. Now, how are investors supposed to snap up property with landlord protections?

[oasis]

22. The funding is already there for landlords, tens of billions. Distribution

delayed (red tape).

[Lovie777]

6. This on top of COVID . . ..

they are cruel.

[PSPS]

7. Sadists will always decide on the side that produces maximum cruelty and suffering.

[abqtommy]

8. I appreciate that Nancy ALWAYS speaks for me!

[musette_sf]

9. You go Nancy!

Show that nasty Handmaid what being a REAL Catholic is about.

[bucolic_frolic]

10. That's a haymaker against the Republican Court's Compassionate Conservatism

Time to tell the people that elections matter ... I bet this moves the needle toward Democrats and turnout in 2022

[NullTuples]

20. Only if the Dems use it in effective messaging.

Not...really their strong point.

[yaesu]

11. The fascist court is probably honored by that statement, just confirms that they are good

anti American putin loving fascists like the flushed turd presidents that appointed them.

[Dan]

13. Suspect that the SCOTUS wants a civil war like the rest of the GOP and

Their daddy Trump.

Hope it never happens, a Civil War, but if it does - I suspect the SCOTUS will be invited to the party.

[BigmanPigman]

14. We must balance the SCOTUS.

[NullTuples]

21. We're running out of time...

[BigmanPigman]

36. I know....that's what scares me.

[kyburbonkid]

15. I could not agree MORE with Peloci

The abuse of the legal system by some fallacy-influenced edicts of a minority long passed makes you wonder. Shall we simply revert to the Dred-Scott decisions that subverted us for so long. Even the supremes get it wrong. Throw another one onto the fire of stupid that needs to be burned.

[PoliticAverse]

16. "or making one" - Congress has to pass a bill and Biden sign it. n/t

[Steelrolled]

17. Doesn't Pelosi have a little bit of influence in the House?

Both Biden and the court is saying Congress needs to address this. Where is Pelosi on this? What's going on?

[FBaggins]

29. Why do you think she's pointing fingers at the court?

It’s to avoid people noticing that it’s her job and she can’t get it done

Her problem is that normally she could blame the opposition party… but this time she can’t get enough Democrats to support a bill.

[monkeyman1]

18. WTF ?

what the hell ya except ? ya got kegger , a damn bible thumper , a wife of one of the justice court that buy's ticket's to the insurrection , a judge that is totally partisan ,

" WTF" ?

[C Moon]

23. I think a new adjective for immoral, distrustful and cruel should simply be "republican."

It's clear to me when someone uses the word republican, that they are referring to someone who's immoral, distrustful and cruel.
Plus, it could also be used as an adverb: republicanly.

[Sgent]

24. They told her

they were going to do this 6 months ago. I don't know that her language helps anything.

[The Jungle 1]

26. So now we can move forward ending all corporate welfare????

[OldBaldy1701E]

46. Oh, be still my beating heart! (n/t)

[oldsoftie]

27. Sorry, but this has gne on too long. Extension after extension.

The hoops you have to jump thru to get ANY of this relief money is ridiculous. And then we have those pushing for giving the money directly to the tenants. Probably the DUMBEST idea yet. Ask me how i know.

[ripcord]

30. Action would have been better than outrage

SCOTUS made a decision and said Congress would have to act to extend the moratorium, Biden said Congress has to act to extend the moratorium so why didn't Congress act to extend the moratorium?

[Steelrolled]

34. "so why didn't Congress act to extend the moratorium?"

There are a lot of Dems who don't want to touch this - the support for the moratorium at this time and with this economy is mixed at best. So Pelosi doesn't want to deal with it either, yet criticizes the supreme court - taking the low road of politics.

[ripcord]

35. I agree with Maxine Waters that there should have been a vote

We would have been able to hold the lawmaker's who vote against this accountable, I would like to see who they are.

[Grins]

31. Arbitrary???

“Deliberate” is the correct word.

6-3 decision. Any doubt who the 6 “activist judges” were?

[malthaussen]

32. Because the Legislature is broken?

In principle, should the Executive or the Legislative branch be responsible for addressing this problem? Setting aside the other question, which is whether it should be a Federal or State regulation in the first place. Is it really the province of the USSC to rule on this, when it is not a Constitutional issue?

The next question is whether the CDC should have or does have the legal authority to issue a moratorium on rents. Looked at objectively, I can see no reason why they should. It is not exactly a health issue. Masks, social distancing, other clearly health-related issues, yeah, I suppose they could have the legal power to issue such orders (even though they are unelected officials). But if they can restrict evictions, why not, say, automobile repossessions or bill collections? Are they concerned with finance or health?

The argument in favor amounts to "Something must be done to help these poor people." Of course, there is no gainsaying that. What a shame that our country's government -- particularly its legislature, but the USSC is guilty, too -- is so badly broken that it has to resort to extralegal methods to provide that help.

-- Mal

[Steelrolled]

33. "The next question is whether the CDC should have or does have the legal authority ...

to issue a moratorium on rents. Looked at objectively, I can see no reason why they should. It is not exactly a health issue."

You are exactly right. And it should be frightening to us all that the CDC tried to overreach its authority like this.

[maxsolomon]

40. "Frightening"?

the Administration had to find a way to keep people in their homes, even temporarily. This was the work-around because the US Senate is broken.

I'm not particularly frightened about this. I'm not sure where the slippery slope would lead.

[Steelrolled]

41. This is the concept that the ends justify the means

Nope.

[maxsolomon]

42. I'll file that away next time there's a bill passed through Reconciliation.

Compromises, work-arounds, policy directives, temporary solutions are the only way anything gets done in DC now.

[turbinetree]

37. John Roberts Federalist Society also have there infamous "Shadow Docket"....

Supreme Court “Shadow Docket” Under Review by U.S. House of Representatives

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/committees/death_penalty_representation/publications/project_blog/scotus-shadow-docket-under-review-by-house-reps/

[I_UndergroundPanther]

38. Expand the court Biden.

Fill seats with progressive Dems.

No dinos.

[Jose Garcia]

47. Why not expand Congress, since Congress failed to act?

[Steelrolled]

49. I would like to hear this addressed.

I'd like to hear some reason why Pelosi was not as hypocritical as she sounded.

[ck4829]

43. K&R

[bluestarone]

48. The SC must have been VERY PROUD of this decision

UNSIGNED tells me a lot!