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Attorney General Barr doesn’t want Trump to try to repeal Obamacare…

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Say WHAT?

A public disagreement with his Grant Master?

On something that has Barack Obama name on it no less?

REALLY?

Could Barr he signalling that a ‘all or nothing’ look for a rolling on a part of the law would put a court in a position that he would NOT want to be in?

A call by one Federal judge to invalidate a law passed by Congress and IS the entire basis of healthcare in America for hundreds of millions of Americans IS a heavy lift forever the Supreme Court..

For once…

William Barr seems to have good sense on something…

The Trump political people could be setting the call against them in a position that looks reckless and punishing to Americans…Americans now support the American healthcare system..

In addition?

This could backfire on Republicans and Trump politically and the country economically and healthwise…

The court ruling would likely be after the November election and be influenced by who will be president for sure…

A Joe Biden admin after January would  move to support the Obamacare system no matter what…

Attorney General William Barr made a last-minute push Monday to persuade the administration to modify its position in the Obamacare dispute that will be heard at the Supreme Court this fall, arguing that the administration should pull back from its insistence that the entire law be struck down.

With a Wednesday deadline to make any alterations to its argument looming, Barr made his case in a room with Vice President Mike Pence, White House counsel Pat Cipollone, members of the Domestic Policy Council, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and several other officials. The meeting ended without a decision and it was not immediately not clear if any shift in the Trump administration’s position will emerge.
Barr and other top advisers have argued against the hard-line position for some time, warning it could have major political implications if the comprehensive health care law appears in jeopardy as voters head to the polls in November.
According to four sources familiar with the meeting, Barr argued for modifying the administration’s current stance to preserve parts of the law, rather than fully back the lawsuit filed by a group of Republican states. As it stands now, the Trump administration’s position seeks to invalidate the entire Affordable Care Act, signed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and commonly known as Obamacare.
Barr and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar have argued against supporting invalidating the law in full, engaging in a heated debate on this point with then-acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and policy officials allied with him, CNN reported last year. But Barr and others have recently brought an additional dimension to their efforts, highlighting the coronavirus pandemic that has swept the nation. If the justices were to accept the Trump administration position, its decision could cause substantial disruptions to the health care of millions of Americans.
Trump’s domestic policy aides have resisted any change in the Trump administration’s legal arguments at this point, contending that the legal position should move forward without changes because Republicans have campaigned on repealing Obamacare for a decade. Those aides have brushed off the possibility of any new political repercussions, and pushed back on Barr in the meeting Monday….

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  1. According to Politico Trump is going to reject Barr’s advice and ask Supreme Court justices to repeal ObamaCare.

    Between this and focusing on the rural small counties he is really running a base GOP campaign. Can’t imagine anyone who isn’t already a hardcore Republican Obama hater being energized by this. Meanwhile millions who are unsure of their healthcare coverage with a pandemic and deep recession will be dealt even more uncertainty.

    • I think Barr is afraid that the ‘all or nothing’ strategy will force the court to support the Law…

      I just can’t see the justices ruling against the nations ENTIRE healthcare system shutdown…

      BTW?
      It seems the court ain’t happy about efforts to restrict abortions either…

      The court HAS supported the ACA in the past…

      • Sure, shine a flashlight up your ass and drink bleach! That’s the closest we’ve gotten to a health care plan from Trump Republicans.

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