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>>extrapolating qualified immunity no, I am talking about sovereign immunity, which has nothing to do with qualified immunity, and is absolute. you can not su
by phpisthebest 3y ago
>>extrapolating qualified immunity
no, I am talking about sovereign immunity, which has nothing to do with qualified immunity, and is absolute.
you can not sue the government unless the government has passed a law under which they have allowed you to sue them.
- yummypaint 3y agoThis is also incorrect. Tort law, for example, is very broad. There is no need for thousands of laws specifically enumerating permutations of how someone can be wronged. It's true that suing the government is different than an individual, but it isn't remotely as difficult as you seem to believe. Under the Federal Tort Claims Act, you can sue the federal government if: You were harmed by a federal employee The employee was acting within their official duties when the harm occurred The employee acted intentionally or negligently in a way that caused the harm You experienced actual damages as a result of the employee’s action Source and Further reading: https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/personal-injury/can-you-sue-government/ https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/personal-injury/can-you...
- phpisthebest 3y agoyou do understand that you just agreed with me right? the Federal Tort Claims Act is the federal government waiving their immunity under limited cases. None of the claims allowed by the Federal Tort Claims act would allow you to sue a federal single payer health system for denial of care that was part of offical policy, or procedure.