FYI. THIS IS GOOD INFORMATION FOR BOTH PROPONENTS AND OPPONENTS OF OBAAMACARE. ALTHOUGH THIS INFORMATION IS NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO ANCSA SHAREHOLDERS, IF REPEALED, COULD HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON ALASKA NATIVE HEALTH CARE. PLEASE READ AND BE INFORMED. Conservative Tribune - Small government, free markets, and traditional values. These Two Massive Lawsuits Could Kill Obamacare for Good The recent Supreme Court decision reversing the Obamacare contraceptive mandate for Hobby Lobby and other corporations in similar situations was a victory for conservatives and the Constitution, but it could turn out to be nothing compared to two other lawsuits against the Affordable Care Act currently working their way through the judicial system. One of these, Sissell v. Health and Human Services, revolves around the creation of new taxes by the ACA, which originated in the Senate. Constitutionally, all revenue bills (remember, the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare as a tax) must originate in the House, bringing up the question of whether the law was enacted constitutionally. But another suit aims at the economic realities that underpin the federal exchange that is one of the lynchpins of Oba Oba Samba Housemacare. As Breitbart explains: Halbig v. Burwell: This case seemingly turns on a technicality, but it could completely sink the workability of Obamacare itself. The law allows for federal subsidies for those who buy their care through state exchanges; if subsidies are unavailable, those people can claim exemption from Obamacare penalties for hardship reasons. There is one major problem for the Obama administration: 34 states refused to start state healthcare exchanges, and the law makes no provision for subsidies for those who buy their coverage through the federal exchange. That means that millions of people who applied for coverage through the federal exchange could be left without subsidies, freeing them of Obamacare penalties and destroying the base upon which Obamacare is based. As Professor Jonathan Turley of George Washington University writes: “The administration’s loss in the Hobby Lobby case is a bitter pill to swallow, but it is not a lethal threat to Obamacare. For critics of the law, Halbig is everything that Hobby Lobby is not. Where Hobby Lobby exempts only closely held corporations from a portion of the ACA rules, Halbig could allow an mass exodus from the program. And like all insurance programs, it only works if large numbers are insured so that the risks are widely spread. Halbig could leave Obamacare on life support — and lead to another showdown in the Supreme Court.” There are two other cases pending on the same topic. Given the Obama administration’s recent history of losses at the Supreme Court, there is reason to be optimistic about the eventual future of these two cases. Frankly, however, it is unfortunate that the judicial branch must get involved to explain to the Democrat Senate how the Constitution is supposed to work. A nullification of Obamacare by the Supreme Court would indeed be a tremendous victory for liberty, the Constitution, and the American people. Seeing the ACA repealed by a Congress determined to reverse this president’s big government overreach would be an even bigger win. Even though the Senate will probably lack the votes to overturn a likely presidential veto of any repeal, even after the 2014 midterm elections, such an act would make an important statement about the limits of presidential power and the demands of the American people. PLEASE READ AND BE INFORMED...
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 05:41:40 +0000
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