President Barack Obama laughs during a meeting in the Oval Office, Jan. 24, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
The Affordable Care Act survived yet another conservative challenge in the U.S. Supreme Court, which upheld the law once again on a technicality.
A 7-2 majority ruled the Republicans plaintiffs in the California v. Texas, No. 19-840, lacked standing to sue, but did not look at the signature provision requiring most Americans to buy health insurance or be penalized.
Obamacare fans rejoiced at the news that a heavily conservative court had not ended coverage for tens of millions of Americans, which striking down the law could do.
BREAKING: For the 3rd time Obamacare is upheld in court. It\u2019s here to stay. Get over it Repubs.— BabyNP \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Women\u2019s Rights Are Human Rights (@BabyNP \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Women\u2019s Rights Are Human Rights) 1623939008
GREAT NEWS! The Supreme Court upholds the Affordable Care Act! \n\nHuge relief for over 600,000 Arizonans who could have lost their healthcare, and for everyone who would\u2019ve lost protections for preexisting conditions. #ACA #Obamacarehttps://twitter.com/mjs_dc/status/1405525993645744136\u00a0\u2026— Kelli Butler (@Kelli Butler) 1623939242
Excellent news. Have spent the past year panicking over what was going to happen if I lost my health insurance. And a lot of people are in much worse positions than me. I am honestly astonished that this court actually did something right.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-obamacare-affordable-care-act-opinion/?fbclid=IwAR1C2scFwftuJuV-xsTU4ZQ_TgBXNoOfB8g1FHcsJ7_vPt3_FxENGi-tkjM\u00a0\u2026— Erin Milne (@Erin Milne) 1623940416
Hallelujah! The Supreme Court upholds The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare)! So many Americans can now breathe a sigh of relief over the fear of losing their health insurance! However, we must remain vigilant against those that would try once again to strike it down! #ObamaCarehttps://twitter.com/scotusblog/status/1405526630458556428\u00a0\u2026— MCL (@MCL) 1623939416
Stop. Just stop. It's over. Obamacare is law of the land.— William Moore (@William Moore) 1623940500
can we please stop suing over obamacare? it\u2019s been the law of the land for eleven (11) years. just work to fix it and improve healthcare.https://twitter.com/scotusblog/status/1405526630458556428\u00a0\u2026— Patrick Reagan (@Patrick Reagan) 1623940633
Obamacare has won more times than Biden won the election— Elie Mystal (@Elie Mystal) 1623941020
Every time one of these evil Obamacare lawsuits crashes and burns feels just as good as the last time.— Ian Millhiser (@Ian Millhiser) 1623938788
OMG...even Clarence Thomas voted with the majority to keep Obamacare. Hell hath truly frozen over...— stuart (@stuart) 1623941160
Even Clarence Thomas appears to be angry at Republicans for bringing a toothless Obamacare challenge to the Supreme Court: "Although this Court has erred twice before in cases involving the Affordable Care Act, it does not err today."— Hemant Mehta (@Hemant Mehta) 1623938894
Yes, this is a procedural ruling. But reading between the lines of this and every other decision upholding Obamacare over the last decade, the Court is essentially telling challengers: Cut it out. We\u2019re not interested.https://twitter.com/kimberlyeatkins/status/1405527094587584512\u00a0\u2026— Kimberly Atkins Stohr (@Kimberly Atkins Stohr) 1623939602
