Public interest group Public Citizen presented its case against the constitutionality of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 on Monday, arguing before a federal court judge that the act should be declared unconstitutional.
In a hearing before Judge John D. Bates in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Public Citizen attorneys detailed their arguments against the law's constitutionality. They focused on the fact that the version passed by the Senate and signed by President Bush was different from the version passed by the House of Representatives, which they claimed is a violation of the bicameral clause of the Constitution.
The next step in the lawsuit is a decision based on the arguments presented yesterday, according to a spokesperson for Public Citizen. The spokesperson did not have an estimate on when a decision would be rendered.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
July 11, 2006
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