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The Suit Against Obamacare Subsidies Could Be Very Bad For Obamacare
2013-10-23
The view from the intellectual left of yesterday's events.
[AtlanticMagazine] On Tuesday a federal judge denied a request from the Justice Department to dismiss a lawsuit aiming to block health care subsidies in states not running their own healthcare exchange sites. Put another way, if the plaintiffs in Halbig v. Sebelius win this case, low- and middle-income individuals in 34 states won't get subsidized health care. The only good news for people expecting those subsidies is that the judge, U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman, decided not to block the subsidies while the case moves forward.
Of course, they'll only get those subsidies -- assuming the subsidy calculator was putting out correct numbers the day they registered, and they're really eligible -- if they manage to get properly registered on the federal website by the deadline. No mulligans if the website is not actually working properly at both ends by then.
Posted by:trailing wife

#8  Roberts is not the paragon of rationality one would expect of a chief justice. What is bad for Obamacare is good for America.
Posted by: JohnQC   2013-10-23 16:42  

#7  Yes, we have Roberts and esteemed colleagues to thank for this miserable klusterphuech referred to as the ACA.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-10-23 15:49  

#6  "I really wonder what the administration has on him."

Me, too, Rambler. Whatever it is, I'll bet it's on tape. >:-(
Posted by: Barbara   2013-10-23 15:35  

#5  The typical way for courts to dodge this sort of case is to claim lack of standing -- i.e. you are not the right person to bring this case. Of course if there winds up being no 'right person' well, that's not our problem now is it?

From that perspective, this is a significant milestone. The fact that the court is willing to hear this at all is a very big deal.

That said, the Hobby Lobby case will reach the SCT much sooner. Will be interesting to see how Roberts handles it. On the one hand, Hobby Lobby is almost certain to prevail. On the other hand, Roberts is not going to be eager to strike down the entire law and incur the combined and sustained wrath of a vicious, hateful and completely unhinged Left.
Posted by: Iblis   2013-10-23 12:43  

#4  The WH is briefing the Congress today I believe (Dems only). Appears a few may be falling off the wagon, pep talk and arm twisting time.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-10-23 09:36  

#3  Once the case makes its way to to the Supreme Court, Roberts will once again find a way to twist the case into knots in order to uphold the law.

I really wonder what the administration has on him.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2013-10-23 09:26  

#2  The current regime has taken us well beyond the protection of the rule of law. Nothing will come of this.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-10-23 03:49  

#1  How many times US courts ruled against some Obama admin. action? And how many times did this have any effect?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2013-10-23 01:57  

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