Maria Barakat, a Palestinian Lebanese American and a class representative, expressed her belief that "Thompson has forced me to be complicit in the murder and genocide of my own people" by supporting military aid to Israel.
The lawsuit asserts that by voting for the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, Congress members Thompson and Huffman violated not only the U.S. Constitution but also the Genocide Convention and multiple U.S. laws.
Comprising diverse backgrounds, the plaintiffs claim moral and emotional injuries stemming from being compelled to be part of what they view as the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution restricts Congress's power to tax only for purposes serving the common defense and general welfare, challenging the legality of the aid allocation.
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