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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsYou'd Think A Pandemic Would Halt GOP Attempt To Overturn Obamacare
3/31/20 4:43am
If the lawsuit is successful, 20 million Americans will lose their healthcare coverage.
By Susie Madrak
Republicans never have to go to the trouble of reassessing their political stands in light of changing circumstances -- mostly because they're always serving corporate donors, not the voters. That's why Republican AGs are pushing ahead with a lawsuit meant to kill Obamacare, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Via the Daily Beast:
Representatives for five of those attorneys generalfrom the states of Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennesseeconfirmed to The Daily Beast that the coronavirus outbreak has not changed their plans to try and kill the health care law as parties to the case of Texas v. California. Their steadfastness comes even as their states are beginning to feel the acute impact of the coronavirus spread. Georgia currently has over 1,700 coronavirus cases, while Tennessee has nearly 1,000 and the others have anywhere from 350 to 600.
The other 13 state attorney general offices, including that of lead state Texaswhere the states most populous counties have issued shelter-in-place orders to counter the spread of the coronaviruseither declined to comment or did not respond to requests for comment. None of them have announced any plans to reconsider their participation in the lawsuit.
Their determination to kill the law, no matter the circumstances, mirrors President Trumps. Asked at a press conference last week whether the virus had changed his plans to press ahead in court, Trump affirmed that "what we want to do is terminate it.
https://crooksandliars.com/2020/03/youd-think-pandemic-would-halt-gop-attempt
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You'd Think A Pandemic Would Halt GOP Attempt To Overturn Obamacare (Original Post)
BeckyDem
Mar 2020
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TwilightZone
(25,471 posts)1. I'd presume the opposite.
Like with abortion, EPA regulations, etc., I fully expect them to shamelessly exploit the crisis to push their political agenda on the ACA, as well.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)3. They're consistent that way, I agree.
ProfessorGAC
(65,060 posts)2. But, No
I agree that you'd think they'd stand down.
Tilting at windmills!
Turin_C3PO
(14,004 posts)4. I'll literally die if they're successful.
Im on Medicare SSDI with Medicaid from Obamacare as a secondary. Without the Medicaid, one of my drugs for cystic fibrosis has a $1500 monthly co-pay. I cant even begin to afford that and its the drug that keeps me from drowning to death in thick mucus.
I fucking hate Republicans.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)5. They hate most people. Its why every seat they hold must be defeated, as much as possible.