Republican Expert Witness Expertly Questions Boehner Lawsuit Boondoggle
From the New York Times:
"When a president delays or exempts people from a law — so-called benevolent suspensions — who has standing to sue him" she wrote. "Generally, no one. Benevolent suspensions of law don't, by definition, create a sufficiently concrete injury for standing. That's why, when President Obama delayed various provisions of Obamacare — the employer mandate, the annual out-of-pocket caps, the prohibition on the sale of ‘substandard' policies — his actions cannot be challenged in court."On Wednesday, she plans to argue essentially the opposite position.
"By limiting authorization for House litigation to presidential transgressions relating to the Affordable Care Act, the draft resolution provides a conservative, targeted means for obtaining peaceful judicial resolution of the dispute between Congress and the president over the contours of the Constitution's command that the president ‘shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed…" she will say, according to prepared testimony released Tuesday.
It's no wonder Americans and the media are calling this desperate attempt a "political stunt."
- The Hill: Poll: Boehner lawsuit a 'political stunt'
- Roll Call: Poll: Majority Finds Boehner Lawsuit ‘Political Stunt'
- The Huffington Post: Majority Of Americans Think John Boehner's Lawsuit Is A Pointless Waste
- The Political Wire: Most Think Boehner's Lawsuit is a Political Stunt
- Talk Radio News Service: Poll: 51% See Boehner Lawsuit As A "Political Stunt"
- The Week: John Boehner's lawsuit against Obama is a 'political stunt,' voters say
Enough of the stunts. It's time to end these distractive gimmicks and one-sided process. It's time for Speaker Boehner and House Republicans to create jobs for Americans and the middle class.