Posted on 03/28/2012 5:16:25 PM PDT by Libloather
White House has no contingency plans if health law is tossed
By Amie Parnes - 03/28/12 03:17 PM ET
The White House has no contingency plans in place in the event the Supreme Court rules the healthcare law is unconstitutional.
White House officials said Wednesday they remain “confident” that the healthcare reform law is constitutional and is implementing all the provisions of the law.
If the law is thrown out, there's “no contingency plan in place,” principal deputy press secretary Josh Earnest said at Wednesday’s press briefing with reporters. “We're focused on maximizing the benefits of this law.”
President Obama was in South Korea for the first two days of the High Court’s arguments. Earnest said Obama has followed the case through news reports but he’s unsure if Obama has listened to the audio from the Supreme Court.
Earnest said the healthcare law “was originally a Republican idea” and was backed by “the former governor of Massachusetts.”
Earnest also said the law stemmed from a “bipartisan plan and it's one that we believe is constitutional.”
During the arguments on Tuesday, a majority of the justices appeared to be skeptical that the health law’s insurance mandate met constitutional muster. But on Wednesday, the court seemed more divided on the question of whether the entire law would need to be thrown out if the court ruled the mandate was unconstitutional.
Legal experts have warned that while oral arguments can be a good indication of where the court is headed, it is far from certain how the justices will rule.
In his comments, Earnest cautioned that someone who reads into the tough questioning by the Supreme Court justices and the tenor of the case “is not a very good student of the Supreme Court.”
“I would caution against anyone to try and make predictions,” Earnest said. “That's a risky path to go down if you're placing bets.”
Asked about James Carville's comments that a ruling against the mandate would be a good thing for Democrats, Earnest said “Mr. Carville has the freedom to make those kinds of political assessments” but added that he wasn't in a position to do the same from the White House podium.
Despite the solicitor general’s shaky performance before the court, Earnest called Donald Verrilli Jr., the government’s lawyer in the case, a “very skilled advocate” and “one of the brightest legal minds in Washington, D.C.”
Verrilli “delivered a solid performance before the Supreme Court. That's a fact. We feel good about his performance,” he said.
Obama plans on appealing any ruling to the EEOC.
After all this is about his job...
Government run “healthcare” has been a loser on the ballot every time. It was the reason why the GOP captured the congress in ‘94.
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Thats interesting and something that crossed my mind a few days ago. Simply ignore the ruling, ingenious. Thats how they operate in the first place, ignore law, do what you want. Besides, who would stop them. They’ve done it already in that they ignored the previous ruling by an appellate court judge and continued implementation and NO ONE DID ANYTHING!
The White Hut folks have no contingency plans other than turning this country into full blown socialism. These are dangerous times and we are sitting on a powderkeg
He will Executive Order it down our throats. And our Republican congressmen and senators (deliberate lower case) will do nothing.
is a rapidly burning speedfreak amphetamine addict. Just listen to him being interviewed sometime.
Classic 'rat-mouth with dissolving teeth.
He’ll start screeching for straight out socialized healthcare, without any middlemen. His lips are shut for now, however.
Nope...He will proclaim himself “virtuous” for getting it passed. He can’t blame the GOP for the court’s decision. It just has to be a positive for Obama and I’m sure that Obama is hoping like crazy that it is overturned. Then he can Bash Romneycare.
Executive order.
“the healthcare law “was originally a Republican idea””
A technique in rhetoric is to present your opponent with exactly what he asks for - forcing him to admit that’s not what he really wants. That’s what the original Republican-offered individual mandate was for, and the Democrats were forced to admit it wasn’t what they wanted. Nobody wanted it at the time.
He’s already showed his hand...via Ms. Fluke...it’s called regulating the insurance companies.
Health Care Clinics in every city/Town/school/college...including a Planned Parenthood cubicle.
They'll implement the whole 2700 pages by Executive Order.
I like it. Consider it stolen.
They'll remove this broccoli from my cold, dead hands.
RATS wouldn't pass some MASSIVELY unconstitutional law - would they? That would make 'em look like idiots.
Top ten “Plan B’s” if Obamacare is turned down by SCOTUS
10. Yell RACISM on MSNBC.
09. Drive up the illegal vote to compensate.
08. Start slipping more fatty foods into certain judge’s foods. Arteries will do the rest. wink-wink.
07. Increase the daily allotment of free condoms to colleges to secure the “slut” vote.
06. To cheer up the base, hang Solicitor General Verrilli in effigy.
05. Blame Palin.....yeah, that’s the ticket.
04. President Obama nominates Trayvon Martin’s mother to be the next HHS secretary.
03. Eric holder sues the 26 states in an attempt revoke their state charters and revert them to territories.
02. Just sign an executive order on the 9th fairway.
01. SCOTUS? We don’t need no stinkin SCOTUS
Oh yes the WH does.
Helter Skelter. Riots.
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