Fraud and Abuse
What to know: California is “ground zero” for health care fraud, according to the New York Post.
The TPPF take: If you think the fraud in Minnesota is bad, wait until California’s fraud is fully uncovered.
“The Golden State’s Covid-19 unemployment insurance debacle at the Employment Development Department was a masterclass in negligence: $177 billion paid out, with fraud hitting $20 billion by official counts and up to $32.6 billion by independent estimates,” says TPPF’s Chuck DeVore. “Scammers exploited lax ID checks, using stolen Social Security numbers for bogus claims while the real workers who owned those SSNs labored for their daily bread.”
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Machine Gun Blues
What to know: A Texas gun club has filed a lawsuit challenging the ban on automatic weapons—machine guns. The Temple Gun Club is represented by TPPF attorneys.
The TPPF take: The Constitution’s Commerce Clause has been improperly used to justify that ban.
“It’s never too late to claw back liberties that the federal government has stolen,” says TPPF’s Laura Beth Latimer. “The Commerce Clause does not give Congress unlimited power to regulate simple possession of anything. This case is a first step toward reclaiming rights that Congress never had the power to take away.”
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Securing Elections
What to know: U.S. Sen. Mike Lee says that calling the SAVE Act—which would help ensure election integrity—“Jim Crow 2.0” is a “paranoid fantasy.”
The TPPF take: Americans deserve to know that their votes count.
“Much of the national debate is focused on voter identification,” says TPPF’s Josh Findlay. “Voter ID laws require individuals to present identification when casting a ballot; this policy helps ensure elections are conducted fairly and securely. Public opinion polling suggests those requirements enjoy broad public support. Fully 83% of Americans back ‘requiring all voters to show government-issued photo identification.’”
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