By a vote of 7 to 2 the Supreme Court has upheld the Obamacare law for the third time, ducking the question of its constitutionality by ruling that those challenging it lacked the required legal standing to do so. The law was enacted in March 2010 without a single Republican vote in Congress on final passage. Insurance premiums have since skyrocketed, and many consumers have been unable to afford premiums and have lost their insurance. In 2016 Forbes wrote that there is “overwhelming evidence that Obamacare caused premiums to increase substantially.” Judge Reed O’Connor of the Northern District of Texas ruled on Dec. 14, 2018, that the Obamacare law was unconstitutional in its entirety, but stayed enforcement during the appeals process. When Congress in 2017 effectively repealed the mandate that compelled Americans to buy health insurance, it “sawed off the last leg it [Obamacare] stood on,” the judge held. “The court finds …
Supreme Court Tosses Obamacare Challenge by 18 States on Grounds of Legal Standing
June 17, 2021
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