Seven states under Republican governance have commenced legal proceedings against President Biden’s proposition to significantly decrease or completely absolve the student loan debt of millions of American borrowers. The irrefutable belief of this legal challenge is that the Department of Education, under the Biden administration, is making illegitimate attempts to vaporize countless billions in loan value, prior to obtaining official endorsement for the policy.
At the helm of this lawsuit is Missouri’s Attorney General, Andrew Bailey. Joining force with him in this resistance are the states of Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, North Dakota, and Ohio. Originally, this legal attempt to challenge the Biden administration’s policy was disclosed by The Washington Post.
Allegedly, Miguel Cardona, the Education Secretary, is concealing his efforts to strike down the mass of student loan, an action which the courts have twice before intercepted. According to the lawsuit, Cardona is unwarrantedly overlooking lawful approaches and is racing against the clock to fulfill a goal that many find disruptive and damaging to the traditional American value of accountability.
Bailey, in a public statement, announced that this lawsuit is his response to the third and feeblest endeavor of the Biden-Harris duo to erase a massive debt, under the cloak of darkness and away from the prying eyes of the Congress and the public.
In his assertive words, Bailey said, ‘We were successful in stalling their two prior illicit attempts to wash away student loans. I possess complete certainty in our ability to score another victory in restraining this third stratagem as well.’ He likened their numerous feeble attempts to a baseless effort of blindly casting nets and expressed confidence that his formidable legal team will be there to meet them each time.
The fresh scheme designed by the Biden administration purports to pardon student debt, though it is yet to be fully approved. The expectation is that it will see finalization during the forthcoming autumn season. No debt relief can be realized before that time, but the lawsuit posits that the Biden team is unfairly fast-tracking the debt cancellation process, possibly initiating them within the current week.
The lawsuit blames the administration for a level of dishonor that is unprecedented and also outright defies a rule which forbids the Secretary from propelling policies such as this one into effect less than 60 days after its publication. Clearly, the Biden administration seems to be in an unwarranted hurry, showing questionable impatience towards the legal and procedural timelines in place.
In the words of the lawsuit, such disregard for law and excessive speed is ‘not only extraordinarily unfair, it also blatantly goes against a law that prevents the Secretary from prematurely propelling policies similar to the one currently in question, before a period of 60 days post-publication.’
One of the pivotal allegations the lawsuit brings to fore is that Secretary Cardona is acutely aware of the irreversible nature of student loan forgiveness. Once these loans are forgiven, they can no longer be reverted by the states. This is broadly interpreted as a brazen attempt by Cardona to expedite this rule implementation before anyone has a viable time window to bring forth a lawsuit.
The current stratagem of the Biden-Harris government to absolve student loans seems more an impulsive ploy aimed at instant gratification than a considered action for the benefit of American citizens in the long run. This attempt is characterized by its lack of foresight and sustainability, raising deep concerns about its broader implications for the American society and economy.
The pertinent question, however, remains to be whether this third attempt by the ineffective Biden-Harris administration will succumb to the powerful lawsuits, as did their earlier desperate attempts. The American public waits, their hopes pinned on the Republican-led states to once again halt an imprudent move that undermines their values and disregards legal processes.
What is clear from the repeated attempts by the Biden administration to push this policy is the complete lack of consideration for democratic processes. Their seemingly clandestine procedures, rushed timings, and lack of respect for the law are out in the open for everyone to see.
While the final ruling on the lawsuit is yet to come, the actions of the Biden-Harris administration already speak volumes. It underscores their insensitivity towards constitutional tenets, unmasked hurriedness to cut corners, and an overarching disregard for the realities of people who nurse the very pulse of this nation.