Several Republican-led states on Thursday accused the Supreme Court of ignoring whether Obamacare is unconstitutional or not after the high court handed down a favorable ruling upholding the law. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, alleged that the Affordable Care Act “was sold on a lie to the American people” and said the “individual mandate … was unconstitutional when it was enacted and it is still unconstitutional.” “Yet,” he added, “seven justices decided to avoid the question of the constitutionality by limiting its decision to a ruling on standing.” Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to reject a lawsuit filed on behalf of more than a dozen GOP-led states led by Texas. The court, in handing down its ruling, rebuffed an argument that the law’s “individual mandate” for health insurance, which Congress ended during President Donald Trump’s first year in office. The Affordable Care Act was enacted …
GOP States Respond to Supreme Court Ruling, Say Justices Ducked on Key Question
June 17, 2021
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