President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans, who failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act through the legislative process, who went on to lose control of the House of Representatives in a campaign in which Democrats emphasized their commitment to protecting Americans with preexisting conditions, now urge courts to invalidate the entire duly passed statute.
In asking for the whole health-care law to be struck down, the administration reverses an argument it made as recently as last summer that the individual mandate _ which a federal judge struck down _ is legally distinct from many other vital provisions, which it obviously is.
Nope, Trump's Justice Department asserts, the whole enchilada, which now has the support of 50 percent of Americans, with just 39 percent opposed, should be rendered moot without a vote.
This outrage is brought to you by the party that claims to respect the powers of Congress and abhor judicial activism.
