Posted on 11/07/2014 1:50:24 PM PST by ThethoughtsofGreg
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments against the availability of exchange subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. Today’s order from the Court granted review in King v. Burwell, one of several cases challenging IRS regulations extending tax-credit subsidies to the states with federal exchanges. Briefings will be submitted over the next few months, and a ruling is not expected until June.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanlegislator.org ...
The law is written in simple English...and it’s very clear....only state exchanges get subsidies. You have to read the exact wording. The media is leaving a piece of the sentence out.
Informed commentary and all court filings and judicial opinions are available here:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelcannon/2014/11/07/king-halbig-et-al-head-to-the-supreme-court/
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All bets are off when it comes to SCOTUS. Ever since Marbury v Madison, the Supreme Court has assumed powers implied in the constitution. There is no reason that today, the Supremos couldn’t add a little bit of legislative editing to its powers.
Just as lawyers usually use a form of gibberish to hide the true meaning of words, Roberts has been known to translate clear English into gibberish - else the ObamaCare deal would be next to dead by now.
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