DOJ changes course: Entire ACA should be struck down

Modern healthcare ^ | 3/25/19 | Susannah Luthi

[Revel]

The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday took a broader stance against the Affordable Care Act, telling a federal appeals court the entire law can be discarded.

The agency called on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm a district court ruling invalidating the entire Obamacare law, saying it "is not urging that any portion of the district court's judgment be reversed."

The one-page letter came hours after 21 Democratic state attorneys general argued that Congress' zeroing out of the penalty did not make the individual mandate unconstitutional, as U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor decided in mid-December.

At the heart of the case is whether the entire Affordable Care Act can stand without the individual mandate penalty, which the GOP-led Congress effectively eliminated in the 2017 tax law.

"With the amount of the tax set at zero, the remaining minimum coverage provision becomes simply precatory—precisely as the amending Congress intended," the brief stated. "It is no more constitutionally objectionable than the 'sense of the Congress' resolutions that Congress often adopts."

[matt04]

Still not tired of winning. I liked my plan, bit I couldn’t keep my plan. Now I pay much more for a worse plan. Thanks Obama.

[gaijin]

I think they spelled “TOM FITTON” wrong.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Revel.

• Justice Department sides with court ruling Obamacare invalid
• ObamaCare enrollment declines slightly to 11.4M signups for 2019

[minnesota_bound]

I have been seeing commercials for extra dental coverage that was not available before. I think it is a forerunner of medical coverage where you do not have to buy coverage you do not need.

I think this is what was once called capitalism....

[Scott from the Left Coast]

We have a REAL AG!

And a REAL DOJ once again.

Barr is kicking ass.

[Cementjungle]

Yep. Once the DOJ gets corrected, it will become awesome. Stay tuned.

[Huskrrrr]

Somebody pinch me.

[DJ Frisat]

Bwah-hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

Good one!

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

I am praying you are right!

[dp0622]

Now the only things near his heart are worms :)

[Charles Martel]

Best day since the day after Election Day 2016!

Yeah - it's all the more delicious because you know that after Friday, the Progs were looking to find some kind of "silver lining" today. Not happening.

[Ciaphas Cain]

Saving that one to my iPad photo roll!!

[Terry Mross]

So, when it gets to the SC Roberts will side with the liberals and be outnumbered. Hee hee

[Mark17]

The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday took a broader stance against the Affordable Care Act, telling a federal appeals court the entire law can be discarded.

I wonder if that will make Ann Coulter happy?

[SaveFerris]

lol

[newfreep]

Barry bump

[joma89]

Winning! More please.

JoMa

[ronnie raygun]

Looks like we have our own tsunami working

[Sirius Lee]

Haven't seen the crypto-never-Trumpers posting much since Friday. Curious.

Still not tired of so much winning.

[DoodleDawg]

I wonder if that will make Ann Coulter happy?

I wonder if anything can make Ann Coulter happy.