scotus SCOTUS rules on nearly $2 billion in frozen USAID payments

[gatomontes99]

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration's request to block a lower court's order for the administration to pay nearly $2 billion in foreign aid money, delivering a near-term reprieve to international aid groups and contractors seeking payment for previously completed projects.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scotus-rules-nearly-2-billion-frozen-usaid-payments

I'm going to shock the world. I agree with this ruling. At the heart of the ruling was contract law. We (the US government) signed a contract for work and that work was completed. We have to pay.

I haven't seen the whole ruling, but I suspect it only pertains to contracts that are signed, active and not delinquent. If it goes beyond that, that would be a travesty.

Edited March 5, 2025 by gatomontes99

[Deluge]

24 minutes ago, gatomontes99 said:

I'm going to shock the world. I agree with this ruling. At the heart of the ruling was contract law. We (the US government) signed a contract for work and that work was completed. We have to pay.

I haven't seen the whole ruling, but I suspect it only pertains to contracts that are signed, active and not delinquent. If it goes beyond that, that would be a travesty.

Hopefully that department gets dissolved completely. The world has gotten more than enough from US tax payers. 

[herbie]

What did you expect from a Bronze Bozo known to tear up even his own contracts at whim?

Of course all the greedy bastards among you don't support helping other countries.

[Nationalist]

6 hours ago, gatomontes99 said:

I'm going to shock the world. I agree with this ruling. At the heart of the ruling was contract law. We (the US government) signed a contract for work and that work was completed. We have to pay.

I haven't seen the whole ruling, but I suspect it only pertains to contracts that are signed, active and not delinquent. If it goes beyond that, that would be a travesty.

I have to agree with you...and the ruling.