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Appeals Court Deals Major Blow To Obamacare
They'll go for an en banc decision to overturn this abomination, but then it goes to the radical rightwing SCOTUS. 
Appeals Court Deals Major Blow To Obamacare
By Sahil Kapur Published July 22, 2014, 10:25 AM EDT
A federal appeals court dealt a huge blow to Obamacare on Tuesday, banning
the federal exchange from providing subsidies to residents of the 36 states it serves.
A divided three-judge panel on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the text of the Affordable Care Act restricts the provision of premium tax credits to state-run exchanges. The two Republican appointees on the panel ruled against Obamacare while the one Democratic appointee ruled for the law.
"We conclude that appellants have the better of the argument: a federal Exchange is not an “Exchange established by the State,” and section 36B does not authorize the IRS to provide tax credits for insurance purchased on federal Exchanges," Judge Thomas B. Griffith wrote for the court.
His ruling was joined in a concurring opinion by George H. W. Bush-appointed Judge A. Raymond Randolph.
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By Sahil Kapur Published July 22, 2014, 10:25 AM EDT
A federal appeals court dealt a huge blow to Obamacare on Tuesday, banning
the federal exchange from providing subsidies to residents of the 36 states it serves.
A divided three-judge panel on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the text of the Affordable Care Act restricts the provision of premium tax credits to state-run exchanges. The two Republican appointees on the panel ruled against Obamacare while the one Democratic appointee ruled for the law.
"We conclude that appellants have the better of the argument: a federal Exchange is not an “Exchange established by the State,” and section 36B does not authorize the IRS to provide tax credits for insurance purchased on federal Exchanges," Judge Thomas B. Griffith wrote for the court.
His ruling was joined in a concurring opinion by George H. W. Bush-appointed Judge A. Raymond Randolph.
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