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2 Much Tribulation Donating Member (522 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-08 12:41 AM
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13. "Taxpayer Standing" might be the issue you're getting at here....
In general, "standing" means that someone has to have a legally cognizable "injury" in order to sue.

Do the research, whoever things there's real recourse here, on "taxpayer standing" not in state courts, but in federal courts, and for this bill, and then get back to us.

$700billion is being taken from the taxpayers. Do you really think that such an EMERGENCY bill is going to allow taxpayers to tie the Treasury up in federal court over this issue?

"EMERGENCY" is like the uber-exception to just about every rule of law or Constitutional provision. THink "Clear and Present Danger" exception to the First Amendment, etc.....
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