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Geoff R. Casavant

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46. The only plan should be the thing that should have been done when the issue was raised

Fri Jan 30, 2015, 04:31 PM

Jan 2015

Recall, the entire case turns on some ambiguous language in the statutes. This isn't the first time a law has had ambiguous language, and the solution has always been simple -- pass an amendment to clarify the language. This has happened I would imagine literally hundreds of times before, with no trouble.

So, if King v. Burwell says the language is ambiguous, the only thing Obama needs to do is propose a bill to clarify the language and ask the Republican-led Congress to please pass it clean. If the Republicans don't, won't, or can't do it, then it's all on them.

I, for one, will be getting the popcorn ready.

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The only plan should be the thing that should have been done when the issue was raised Geoff R. Casavant Jan 2015 #46

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whose back up plan??? mehrrh Feb 2015 #56

Backup? ReRe Feb 2015 #57