Puerto Ricans seeking federal disability benefits strike out at Supreme Court

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a concurring opinion to opine on the claim that the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment is "precisely the same" as the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
45% : Congress would not need to create a dollar-to-dollar comparison of how taxes and benefits apply in the states compared to the territories, the majority concluded.
44% : "That is not a rational basis for this classification, however, because SSI is a means-tested program of last resort for the poorest Americans who lack the means even to pay taxes.

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