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TexasTowelie

(112,252 posts)
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 05:57 AM Aug 2015

Lawsuit against Obama opens crack for GOP (ACA)

Source: Journal Media Group

WASHINGTON — An unprecedented House lawsuit against President Barack Obama that was once derided as a certain loser looks stronger now and may soon deliver an early legal round to Republican lawmakers complaining of executive branch overreach.

A federal judge is expected to decide shortly whether to dismiss the suit, but thanks to an amended complaint and a recent Supreme Court ruling, the Republican-backed case has a much better chance of proceeding, attorneys agree.

At issue is whether the House may sue in court to defend its constitutionally granted “power of the purse” if the president spends money that was not appropriated by Congress.

The lawsuit alleges that Obama’s top aides quietly claimed the power to spend $178 billion over the next decade to reimburse health insurers for covering the cost of copayments for low-income people who buy subsidized insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

Read more: http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/national/obamahealthcarelawsuit_54445565

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bulloney

(4,113 posts)
2. If Republicans would expend even half of the energy doing something positive and constructive
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 06:43 AM
Aug 2015

that they expend on destroying and obstructing, can you imagine how much better we would be?

SnowCritter

(810 posts)
4. It's always easier to tear something down/apart
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 06:54 AM
Aug 2015

than it is to build or assemble the same thing.

Republicans are lazy - they can't build anything that the American people really want, so they tell themselves they're doing what America wants by tearing down things that have proven themselves successful.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
6. Have the batteries gone dead on the bullshit meter for some folks at DU?
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 09:07 AM
Aug 2015

When a suing party is legitimately concerned a preliminary motion to dismiss will be successful, I know what that tells me!

John_Doe80004

(156 posts)
7. i can see both sides of this particular issue
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 09:12 AM
Aug 2015

i can see why congress would want to sue the president over this issue. i understand basic civics and that he may have over stepped his authority and congresses need to protect their authority over the purse. i do not agree with the motives this is being done under and agree if the republicans would expend anywhere near the amount of energy working with the president rather than pushing back against him we may have been well on our way to being a great country again like we were in the late 40's to early 70's the so called post new deal era and pre trickle down era.

azureblue

(2,146 posts)
8. all this will do
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 10:15 AM
Aug 2015

is make the public hate the GOP even more. Just by making another try at ending the ACA they dig a deeper hole for themselves. What fools...

Historic NY

(37,451 posts)
9. The GOP is suing because they didn't get to decide how much is spent...
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 10:44 AM
Aug 2015

wasn't the ACA passed when the majority in the house was under the Democrats. Wouldn't that not been part of the bill then?

 

vkkv

(3,384 posts)
10. The ACA is a law previoulsy PASSED by Congress...so..
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 10:49 AM
Aug 2015

Will Congress SUE to change ALL PREVIOUS LAWS that require funding??

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