The Republican House majority has prevailed in a 225 to 201 vote* to authorize Speaker Boehner to sue the President of the United States for not enforcing part of the Affordable Care Act -- a law they vehemently oppose.
First of all, there's a ludicrous irony here. These same Republicans have held over 50 votes to repeal or diminish this very same law.
Now they're suing the president because he is delaying for a year the
enforcement of the requirement that employers with over 50 employees
must provide health insurance.
Does that make any sense? Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) said on the House floor today: "Even to kids watching Sesame Street, this would make no sense."
It makes no sense . . . except, of course, as a political stunt,
which it obviously is. It will probably rile up their base . . . maybe
just a little. But not nearly as much as it's energizing the
Democratic base.
This is an exploding cigar. And Democrats are eager to strike the match for them to light up. Impeachment would be an even better fund-raiser . . . for the Democrats.
Ralph
*
The vote was strictly along party lines, except that five Republicans
voted against it because it did not go far enough; they wanted
impeachment.
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