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Proud Liberal Dem

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23. Would the court be willing to wade into what is essentially a political dispute?

Reply to stockholmer (Reply #22)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 02:46 PM

Jan 2012

Who would have legal standing to challenge this? Is this a fight the GOP is REALLY willing to pick? The optics are going to look horrid for them (not saying they really care much, of course but still). They can't have this fight with the President without the President being able to highlight the unprecedented GOP obstructionism that has dominated the Senate since he became POTUS not to mention the fact that the GOP is fighting against the CFPB. Let whomever has legal standing file a lawsuit if they want to kvetch about it!

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Excellent. mmonk Jan 2012 #6

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GAME ON!!! Roy Rolling Jan 2012 #19

Fantastic Mr President! chitown progressive Jan 2012 #21

Congress is not officially in recess (they are in pro-forma), not sure this will hold up in court stockholmer Jan 2012 #22

Would the court be willing to wade into what is essentially a political dispute? Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2012 #23

I think that if a lawsuit comes, it will be from an entity affected by the new agency stockholmer Jan 2012 #29

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It was about time I saw some good news out of this White House. Left Coast2020 Jan 2012 #30

Awesome harun Jan 2012 #31

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