What Would Happen If Jeffrey Sutton Got His Way?
The Eradication of Protections for Persons with Disabilities
Jeffrey Sutton has devoted his career to advancing a theory of federalism
that will disempower persons with disabilities and has "been on the lookout" for
cases that advance this view.
Jeffrey Sutton claims that he is merely acting as any good lawyer would
-- zealously representing the interests of his clients. However, he has
done much more than that. Sutton is a far-right ideologue who has actively
sought participation in numerous cases in which he has attempted to limit
Congress's power to protect civil rights, including rights under the
ADA and Medicaid. It is no coincidence that Sutton has been the chief
lawyer in case after case arguing that individuals have no right to enforce
the civil rights protections that Congress has given them. He has engaged
in a calculated effort to take away the civil rights guaranteed to persons
with disabilities and others.
What would happen if Jeffrey Sutton got his way?
- Individuals with disabilities would be segregated in institutions
despite professional opinion that they would be better served in the
community.
- Impoverished children and adults denied the basic medical care guaranteed
to them under the Medicaid program would be unable to enforce their
rights.
- State governments would be free to exclude people with disabilities
from their programs and services, including health care, education,
roads and streets, public buildings, and welfare benefits, without
fear of having to compensate those individuals for the discrimination
they suffered.
- Sutton has already ensured that state employees with disabilities
can no longer seek compensation from their state employers for violating
ADA.
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