Ray From Cleveland
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In a move that could put the Obama-era health law squarely in the middle of the 2020 election, Democratic-led states Friday asked the Supreme Court for a fast-track review of a recent court ruling that declared part of the statute unconstitutional and cast a cloud over the rest.
A coalition of 20 states led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a petition seeking expedited review, joined by House Democrats and Washington, D.C. They hope to get a Supreme Court hearing and decision by this summer, before the November elections. For the court to agree to such a timetable would be unusual, but not unprecedented.
Defenders of the Affordable Care Act are arguing that the issues raised by the case are too important to let the litigation drag on for months or years in lower courts, and that the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans erred when it struck down the health law's now toothless requirement that Americans have health insurance.
Blue States Appeal Obamacare Ruling to Supreme Court
The scariest phrase you could ever hear "We're government, and we're here to help."
It's amazing how after they lost the White House, House, and Senate over this issue, they continue to want to FORCE Americans into something we don't want. This year, millions of lower income Americans will get relief from the authoritarian fines that come with not going along with their demands.
This should have been taken care of by the Supreme Court the day it hit their bench during the DumBama years. It should have been ruled unconstitutional then, as it should now. But given the judges who ruled it constitutional are still on the bench, the best thing is for the SC to refuse hearing the case.
A coalition of 20 states led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a petition seeking expedited review, joined by House Democrats and Washington, D.C. They hope to get a Supreme Court hearing and decision by this summer, before the November elections. For the court to agree to such a timetable would be unusual, but not unprecedented.
Defenders of the Affordable Care Act are arguing that the issues raised by the case are too important to let the litigation drag on for months or years in lower courts, and that the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans erred when it struck down the health law's now toothless requirement that Americans have health insurance.
Blue States Appeal Obamacare Ruling to Supreme Court
The scariest phrase you could ever hear "We're government, and we're here to help."
It's amazing how after they lost the White House, House, and Senate over this issue, they continue to want to FORCE Americans into something we don't want. This year, millions of lower income Americans will get relief from the authoritarian fines that come with not going along with their demands.
This should have been taken care of by the Supreme Court the day it hit their bench during the DumBama years. It should have been ruled unconstitutional then, as it should now. But given the judges who ruled it constitutional are still on the bench, the best thing is for the SC to refuse hearing the case.