The quote was: “The HEROES Act of 2003 was adopted in response to the national emergency declaration by President George W. Bush in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks with the intent to ensure military members fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan would not be penalized in repaying their federal student aid loans.
Turley calls the use of the HEROES Act for Biden’s student loan handout "transparently opportunistic" and "unlikely to pass muster with the Supreme Court."
So my smooth brain doesn’t quite understand the intricacies of this, but does that mean debt relief could be struck down in the Supreme Court? And to that end could this whole thing have been a ploy to make SCOTUS look evil and either attempt to pack it or change it somehow?
I believe any court can block it. Like they kept doing with anything trump signed
https://www.fastweb.com/financial-aid/articles/heroes-act-of-2003
So I'll admit I wasn't familiar with this but having now read it and this:
https://www.biahelp.com/use-of-the-heroes-act-of-2003-to-cancel-the-principal-amounts-of-student-loans/
I wonder if this was simply just a tactic to repay financial institutions because they're in control and allowing people to forgo paying their debts during the pandemic caused a strain on their relationship with the current "regime"