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There is so much that needs to be discovered in this decision, just announced on Fox News with the half hour. high reader interest
First thoughts:
In short summary, the 36 states not in the Federal Exchange, are not part of ObamaCare as relates to the subsidy clause written into that bill and amended by the Obama Administration.
And THAT is the problem, here. The Administration cannot rewrite law after its passage. The Appellate Court found that Congress is supreme when it comes to legislation.
On the surface, it appears that this decision will or could effect 85% of those who have been forced to sign up for this law, somewhere between 5 and 7 million Americans. The decision may spell the end to the individual mandate and the fines associated with that bit of nonsense. Further, it may bring back the private market free of Federal restrictions and regulations. Without Obama Care, health care in America, exists under the purview of the individual states, not Central Planning.
Most importantly, this decision could effect the financing of this poor written healthcare reform. 80% of this nation's population is not part of ObamaCare because of the the genius of Obama and his postponement of the corporate and small business mandates. Now, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of Americans will be priced out of the Federal "Market Place" under that individual mandate.
I have believed, from the beginning, that this law will collapse under the weight of its cost. That prediction has just been given an increased confirmation
Obama's reaction? The Administration has just announced its decision to ignore this court's decision, and proceed with its lawlessness and domestic anarchial policies, so says Josh Earnest, spokesman for Occupy the United States, a subsidiary of World Wide Marxist Cabal.
Updates to follow.
Good, their healthcare costs will go up and those states in the exchange will be better off. I don't care eithr way since I have excellent socialized medicine, best deal in the US.
ReplyDeleteIf you are in ObamaCAre, you don't know what you have or whether you are actually enrolled. If it is from a union or a business, your rates will go up dramatically if Obama ever gets to the point that he stops the charade of postponements. Union policies all are facing a 40% tax. Will the ballless Obama enforce the law he wrote?
DeleteToo bad about the rising costs, but that is ALL on the Dems and their inability to write effective law . . . just not intelligent enough as to the legalese of writing law, to do so, that is clear. I think this is funny. No doubt, this decision will add to the woes of the Progressive "brain trust" come November. Of course, there will be court decisions that say just the opposite, but, for sure, this is going to the High Court. Right now, its a problem for Occupy D.C. and the Obama Regime.
In January, a federal district court heard the case and not only sided with the Obama administration, the ruling practically mocked conservatives for filing such a ludicrous case. A separate federal judge recently reached the same conclusion. But arguably the two most far-right jurists on the D.C. Circuit nevertheless overruled the lower courts.
DeleteThe basis for the lawsuit gets a little complicated. Under the ACA, consumers go to exchange marketplaces and sign up for coverage. Most Americans are eligible for subsidies from the government that makes the insurance far more affordable.
According to the lawsuit, there’s some ambiguity in the text of the law: if you read the statute in a certain way, it makes it seem as if the subsidies are only intended to go to consumers who enroll through state-created exchanges. Their lawsuit says consumers who went through the federal exchanges shouldn’t be able to get subsidies at all. This is, of course, insane. As the ACA’s architects are made abundantly clear, the point was to make these subsidies available to all consumers, regardless of which exchange they used. The wording may be confusing, but the legislative intent is obvious, and destroying the American health care system over an alleged drafting error is madness. But that is what Republicans are all about - hurting as many people as they can to hurt any Obama program.
Families in the 36 states that rely on the federal exchange may lose their ACA subsidies, they won’t be able to afford health insurance. And if they can’t afford coverage, they drop out of the system. And if they drop out of the system, the basic American health care structure unravels. Destroying health security for millions of people over ambiguous wording in the law - a drafting error? Judges cherry-picked a single phrase to defeat the entire purpose of a law.
That's about what we can expect from Republicans. Damage at all costs. See where it gets you.
Since SCOTUS has already affirmed this law, there are 2 options, and neither are good for the GOP.
The ruling will be overturned, just like other previous frivolous attempts to subvert the law. Or, millions will be disenfranchised, rates will skyrocket and more of the public will turn on the GOP.
Some really good choices.
Enjoy.
I don't care either way, my socialized medicine will always be cheaper than what you pay, if you can even afford it at all.
Suddenly, my opponent is a legal expert and one of the better cut/paste responders of all time.
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ReplyDeleteA little after 10am Tuesday morning, two Republican judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ordered much of the Affordable Care Act defunded. Just two hours later, another federal appeals court, the Fourth Circuit, issued a unanimous opinion upholding the same subsidies that were struck down in the DC Circuit’s order.
Both cases hinge upon a glorified typo.
So desperate, grasping at straws.
try not to choke to death while laughing that pretend laugh of urines. You focus on one decision, I focus on the other, and , in the end, it is what the High Court will do that is important.
DeleteSCOTUS has spoken, ACA is the law.
DeleteIK will never support this "law." Every single promise as to benefits, scope of coverage, costs to the taxpayer, premiums, etc., was an intentional lie.
DeleteMore than this, you make it sound as if ObamaCare is "established law," which, of course, it is not. Obama has rewritten more than 40 changes to this "law," and the court challenges are just beginning to make their way through the system. Obama has lost 60% of all Constitutional challenges and 20 9 to Zero decisions in the Supreme Court. We are a long way from being finished with this abortion of a law.