ACA Is A Law Voted On By Congress - How/Why Is The DOJ....

[global1]

getting involved with the pre-existing conditions of ACA? Wouldn't Congress have to vote on this? Can somebody explain DOJ's involvement.

[PoliticAverse]

1. Because there are challenges to the law in court and the Department of Justice usually defends laws

when they are challenged in court.

[global1]

2. OK - So The DOJ Will Not Defend Pre-Ex Conditions....

what happens - they just go away? Doesn't Congress have any part in this?

[tritsofme]

6. Democratic state attorney generals are stepping into to defend the law in the DOJ absence.

[SunSeeker]

7. I'd prefer the Democratic State Attorneys General defend it anyway.

Trump's DOJ wouldn't exactly have their heart in defending it. I'm fine with DOJ staying out of the case.

[RandySF]

3. Career DOJ staff were not involved in writing the brief.

[Matthew28]

4. The repubican party

wants to make people think that everything that is progressive and helps people is illegal. They do this to brain wash people into voting against their best interest.

Sick bastards. want to give it all to the elites and rich and they have half of this country brainwashed into doing so.

[onenote]

5. It's unusual but not unprecedented.

For example, President Obama directed the DOJ not to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court.

[beachbum bob]

8. we the people will have to make the republicans pay for it in November

...that is the solution

[Demsrule86]

9. The ACA individual mandate already passed muster in the Roberts court.