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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,063 posts)
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 03:08 PM Jan 2019

House formally moves to intervene in ObamaCare lawsuit

Source: The Hill

House Democrats have officially filed a motion to intervene in defense of ObamaCare in court against a Republican-led lawsuit.

The motion, filed Thursday, asks the court to allow the House to intervene as a defendant, alongside a group of Democratic states, since the Trump administration has declined to defend the law.

The filing notes the House “has a unique institutional interest in participating in this litigation to defend the ACA against the remaining challenges, and intervention should be granted.”

The motion comes a day after Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) promised two votes on intervening in the case; one vote as part of a larger package of rules for the new session of Congress, and another standalone vote.




Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/423910-house-formally-moves-to-intervene-in-obamacare-lawsuit

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House formally moves to intervene in ObamaCare lawsuit (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2019 OP
K & R Progressive Jones Jan 2019 #1
Kick dalton99a Jan 2019 #2
Wait, so all those Reptilians in the midterms who promised to defend the ACA were lying? lagomorph777 Jan 2019 #3
Yippeeeeee! BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #4
Helloooooo, Checks and Balances Auggie Jan 2019 #5
And it make some RepubliCON heads explode, so it's "win-win!" Fritz Walter Jan 2019 #6
Yes- I love this shit. Feels good to hit these bastards back Pepsidog Jan 2019 #7
Legal or Constitutional? MagicPond Jan 2019 #8
K & R SunSeeker Jan 2019 #9
Best of Luck!!! Cha Jan 2019 #10
K&R Hugin Jan 2019 #11
Wow. A divided government. I wonder if there's any precedent for this, and if they have standing. JudyM Jan 2019 #12
They can file a friend of the court brief Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2019 #13
Right. But they're trying to intervene... a higher standard. JudyM Jan 2019 #15
kick Apollyonus Jan 2019 #14

BigmanPigman

(51,430 posts)
4. Yippeeeeee!
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 04:02 PM
Jan 2019

I am SO glad the Dems are in there. My health has already improved (stress is not healthy for anyone, especially those with preexisting conditions).

 

MagicPond

(26 posts)
8. Legal or Constitutional?
Fri Jan 4, 2019, 06:13 PM
Jan 2019

I'm trying to wrap my head around this one. We have three separate branches of government. If the House is allowed to join in, wouldn't that be two branches working as one, thus unconstitutional?

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,063 posts)
13. They can file a friend of the court brief
Sat Jan 5, 2019, 03:27 PM
Jan 2019

I fact anyone can. Also they can explain what the intent of the law was when it was passed.

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