Congress -- especially now that the GOP will control both Houses -- has plenty of avenues to deal with ObamaCare without resorting to the Federal courts.
Congress has the legitimate authority to completely strip all funding from the Executive Branch of government, if they want to. This lawsuit is nothing more than a half-@ssed attempt by Republicans to deal with ObamaCare through the courts rather than do their 'effing jobs.
This case won't even get through one week in a Federal court.
“This case won’t even get through one week in a Federal court.”
Perhaps Boehner’s strategy is to use a second tier law firm to lose the case. Then he can shed a tear on camera and tell the GOP, “we tried”. Then on to dinner at the Capitol Grille with the K street boys.
Prof Rob Natelson, conservative Constitutional scholar, says that the 3 Constitutional courses of action are: lawsuits, defunding, or impeachment & trial. I have no problem with pursuing all 3. The most likely to succeed in order are: (1) defunding (GOP has both house and senate), (2) lawsuit (possible victory in a possible fair trial), (3) impeachment & trial (conviction at trial not probable given division of power in the US Senate.)