In striking down the lower court ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court not only ruled against Ohio taxpayers, but against all taxpayers. Chief Justice John Roberts, formerly a corporate lawyer, said in the official opinion that “State taxpayers have no standing … to challenge state tax or spending decisions simply by virtue of their status as taxpayers.” In other words, not only will the Ohio law remain, but state taxpayers throughout the country now have no legal right to challenge the decisions of their bought-and-paid-for elected officials who are selling off our government to the highest bidder.
Taxpayers have no standing to challenge state tax or spending decisions ... that is an amazing statement.
This is exactly why the White House worked so hard to get Roberts on the bench. A huge right of the American people was just wiped off the face of the earth.
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