now trends pretty heavily Democratic thanks to President Obama.

And people still claim there's no difference between the parties.

The executive branch executed the order using the related authorized source for subsidizing low income premiums in lieu of the simple Congressional fix.

The beef is with Congress.

And who's left dangling in the wind again? The low-income-poor beneficiaries of the program!

Correct another reason for the Sanders/Clinton crowd to get it together

The government's claim (that you echo) that the two types of subsidy are related because they both deal with the same group of people - and therefore don't need to be separately funded - is not particularly persuasive.

Chances are better with an appeal of the standing issue. The ruling itself appears pretty solid.

pending appeal." IMO this is the most important sentence in the OP. This case is unlikely to get on the USSC docket until next year at the earliest, IMO.

Unless Bernie Bots throw the WH and Congress to the Rs by continuing to reinforce Trump's lies, this issue is likely to become moot.