March 26, 2019: Trump Justice Department Will Challenge Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act

 

3/26/19: President Trump can’t help himself. He’s a true dick; and a true dick has to be a true dick. 

The Justice Department decides this is a perfect time to challenge the constitutionality of the entire Affordable Care Act. If this challenge succeeds the law gets wiped from the books. 

That means protection for 133 million Americans with pre-existing conditions will be cancelled out. 

Whatever the law’s flaws, healthcare insurance for 21 million individuals covered under the ACA will vanish completely.

 

The last time Republicans tried to draft a healthcare plan the protections they wanted to include went something like this: You say you had your foot cut off in an industrial accident? Take two aspirin and be glad you have another foot. 

What about the current cap on premiums for older Americans, limiting what companies can charge to three times what they charge younger customers? 

Gone. 

Well, screw granny! We need to build a wall to make America safe, at least for those who can afford to go to the doctor.

 

What about young people? 

Screw them too. An Obamacare provision which allows parents to cover children up to age 26 on their family health insurance will be a fond memory. 

To be honest, Democrats couldn’t be happier with the president’s decision to raise this issue now. Last time the Republicans cobbled together a “repeal and replace” plan it garnered an approval rating of 12%. Or, if you believe polls are “rigged” anytime they look bad for Trump and his pals, you could go with the one that gave the plan a much better approval rating of 17%.