Thursday, June 25, 2015

Breaking: Obama Gets A Gigantic Win As Supreme Court Rules ACA Subsidies Are Constitutional 6-3

Over on the Republican side of the congressional aisle: Wailing, weeping and gnashing of teeth

Great news this morning for fans of the Affordable Care Act. Here's the lede from Politics USA:
In a decision that crushed Republican hopes of using the judicial system to gut Obamacare, the Supreme Court ruled by a 6-3 margin that the subsidies are constitutional under the ACA.
This defeat means that the Republican efforts to gut Obamacare have come to a grinding halt. The King v. Burwell case was the GOP’s last chance to get a court ruling that would effectively gut the ACA. Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kennedy sided with the majority and wrote the opinion.
Read the full story, Peeps:
Here's the money quote:
The Supreme Court said that subsidies were available to all Americans. The size of this victory for President Obama and Democrats can’t be underestimated. Republicans have been crushed by the High Court today as 6.4 million Americans will get to keep their affordable healthcare.
Over on the Republican side of the congressional aisle:  Wailing, weeping and gnashing of teeth:
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