Trump and his minions are trying to destroy the Affordable Care Act. |
The Affordable Care Act once again comes into the courtroom. A far right U.S. federal judge from Texas called the ACA (aka Obamacare) unconstitutional.
The ruling could strip millions of Americans from finding quality healthcare.
Reed O'Conner, is a U.S. Federal District Judge who was picked by George W. Bush in 2007 decided to undermine millions of Americans who depend on affordable health care.
Judge Reed O'Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued the opinion in a lawsuit brought in February by Republican officials in 20 states led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Those officials contended that the entire law should be stricken because Congress earlier this year repealed the fines known as "shared responsibility payments" that people without health coverage had to pay under the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate. O'Connor agreed.
He ruled the ACA unconstitutional because the individual mandate was "no longer fairly read as an exercise of Congress's Tax Power and is still impermissible under the Intersate Commerce Clause --- meaning the Individual Mandate is unconstitutional.
Donald J. Trump hailed the decision as a victory.
As I predicted all along, Obamacare has been struck down as an UNCONSTITUTIONAL disaster! Now Congress must pass a STRONG law that provides GREAT healthcare and protects pre-existing conditions. Mitch and Nancy, get it done!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 15, 2018
Wow, but not surprisingly, ObamaCare was just ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL by a highly respected judge in Texas. Great news for America!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 15, 2018
If the ruling stands, the Affordable Care Act's insurance regulations would disappear and, along with them, the health coverage for millions of people who gained private insurance or Medicaid coverage under the 2010 law signed by President Barack Obama. Specifically, the law's guarantee of coverage for people regardless of their pre-existing conditions, financial assistance for private insurance, rules establishing a basic minimum set of benefits insurance policies must cover and more would vanish. Since O'Connor's ruling throws out the entire statute, the rest of the ACA, such as its expansion of Medicaid to low-income adults, also is stricken.
Bush appointed judge is a racist. |
Are you motivated to vote in 2019 and 2020?
Cause I am.
I've had enough of the bullshit from Republicans and conservatives. I had enough of Donald J. Trump. Let's keep the pressure on advertisers of conservative agitators. Let's keep the pressure on lawmakers by showing up to town halls. Don't let the lawmakers sleep. Keep them awake knowing that we're going to oust them from power if they mess with progress.
O'Connor can suck one......
This is why the Senate is important. Trump can pick unqualified judges to hold the bench for years.
White male privilege would stand for a generation.
Enough is enough.
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