Commentary In previous essays in the Defending the Constitution series, I’ve responded to “progressive” attacks on prominent terms in the document: equal representation in the Senate, denying D.C. statehood, and the Second Amendment, among others. But “progressives” also assail less prominent parts of the Constitution. For example, one liberal law professor reacted to the Origination…
The Supreme Court’s Wretched Obamacare Decision
Commentary For someone like me who respects the Supreme Court, its June 17 decision (pdf) protecting Obamacare is uncomfortable reading. The case surely will feed public belief that America now has two systems of justice: an indulgent one for establishment liberals and a harsher one for the rest of us. As Justice Samuel Alito noted…
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (June 17)
The Supreme Court dismisses a major challenge to Obamacare, a sheriff in Nevada says his peers nationwide are fed up with the federal government, and a Christian organization is denied a tax benefit by the IRS.
Supreme Court Tosses Obamacare Challenge by 18 States on Grounds of Legal Standing
By a vote of 7 to 2 the Supreme Court has upheld the Obamacare law for the third time, ducking the question of its constitutionality by ruling that those challenging it lacked the required legal standing to do so. The law was enacted in March 2010 without a single Republican vote in Congress on final passage. Insurance…
Biden Touts 1 Million Enrollments for Health Coverage During Special Obamacare Window
President Joe Biden announced on May 11 that 1 million people have signed up for health coverage after his administration launched a special sign-up window under Obamacare provisions. Biden signed an executive order in January that expanded access to the Affordable Care Act, including creating a special enrollment period for HealthCare.gov, a federal marketplace for private…
Biden Touts 1 Million People Signing Up for Health Coverage During Special Obamacare Enrollment Window
President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that 1 million people have signed up for health coverage after his administration launched a special sign-up window under Obamacare provisions. Biden signed an executive order in January that expanded access to the Affordable Care Act, including creating the special enrollment period for HealthCare.gov, a federal marketplace that makes it…
Biden’s COVID-19 Bill Expands Obamacare Subsidies That Benefit Affluent
WASHINGTON—Democrats are racing to pass President Joe Biden’s economic relief bill by mid-March, amid doubts about the price tag of the package. Buried in the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill is an expansion of Obamacare insurance subsidies, which could provide thousands of dollars to wealthy families who have been least hit by the pandemic, according to critics. Democrats…
DOJ Flips Under Biden, Now Tells Supreme Court Obamacare Is Constitutional
President Joe Biden’s Justice Department told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it no longer thinks the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, is unconstitutional while urging the court to uphold the health care law. The shift in legal position represents a reversal from the Trump administration’s stance that Obamacare should be invalidated because a…
Democrats Pandemic Relief Bill Includes Temporary Obamacare Expansion
The $1.9 trillion pandemic relief measure being drafted by House Democrats features the first expansion of Obamacare in more than a decade, according to a set of legislative proposals unveiled by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) on Feb. 8. One of the proposals would fully subsidize Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage for…
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