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To: VideoPaul

“Calling pensions a contract, [Judge] Rhodes says that it’s widely understood that bankruptcy allows contracts to be impaired. It seems like he’s laying the groundwork for cuts to pensions, but we’ll see.

Rhodes says that pensions have protections under the Michigan constitution, but don’t have protection in federal bankruptcy court.”

This is a huge precedent. It means that states that protect public pensions with their state constitutions are still subject to bankruptcy like any other contract.

This will get appealed to the court of appeals, and will almost certainly be certworthy after the appeals court ruling.


5 posted on 12/03/2013 8:46:56 AM PST by VideoPaul
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To: VideoPaul

Do we still have a Piper to pay?


9 posted on 12/03/2013 8:49:43 AM PST by billhilly (Has Pelosi read it yet?)
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To: VideoPaul
This will get appealed to the court of appeals, and will almost certainly be certworthy after the appeals court ruling.

Which brings us full-circle back around to Harry Reid's sudden decision to kill off the filibuster...


10 posted on 12/03/2013 8:50:37 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: VideoPaul

States need to assert their independence from the Feral Government.


26 posted on 12/03/2013 9:16:42 AM PST by Paladin2
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