Those briefs proposed various doctrines under which the CRCA could validly abrogate sovereign immunity and variously re-asserted and supported the reasons why Congress examined and enacted CRCA, claiming that Congress was fair in finding that states had abused immunity and that an alternative remedy was needed.
These legal briefs argued that the Congressional Responsibility Act (CRCA) could legally waive states' sovereign immunity, citing reasons why Congress had enacted it in response to perceived state abuse of immunity and the need for a new solution.