REPORTER
- Prominent Democrats including Sen. Amy Klobuchar have warned that a new conservative justice on the Supreme Court could be a deciding vote in a soon-to-be-argued case reviewing the Affordable Care Act.
- In California v. Texas, both the district court and appeals court found the Affordable Care Actâs individual mandate provision unconstitutional and raised questions about the constitutionality of the entire law.
- The Supreme Court will review the constitutionality of the individual mandate, if the ACA can survive without the mandate and if the ACA is unenforceable across the country, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report.
A case that is set to be argued in front of the Supreme Court in November has the potential to find the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, which has led Democrats to warn that a new conservative justice could be a deciding vote.
Following Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgâs death Friday, Democrats argued that the person President Donald Trump nominates should not be confirmed and have threatened retaliation, CNN reported. On Nov. 10, California v. Texas, the case concerning the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), will be argued in front of the Supreme Court and potentially a new justice.
âHealth care is on the line. There is going to be an oral argument on November 10th on the Affordable Care Act, literally the decision for hundreds of millions of people about whether or not they will be kicked off their health care if they have a pre-existing condition,â Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Sunday on CNN.
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer tweeted Sunday that health care is at stake when it comes to appointing a new justice.
Further, Biden will begin campaigning on the ACA in the coming days and weeks as the battle over the Supreme Court vacancy continues on Capitol Hill, according to a campaign official, CNN reported Sunday.
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California v. Texas
California v. Texas was first argued in 2018 after the Republican-controlled Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act the year prior, according to a Cato Institute report. The legislation amended the ACAâa individual mandate provision, which fined any American who chose not to have health care, making the fine $0.
