A petulant White House staffer got in on an #ObamacareInThreeWords hashtag game in May, posting a picture of the president’s signature on the Affordable Care Act along with the terse message, “It’s. The. Law.”
It's. The. Law. #ObamaCareInThreeWords, pic.twitter.com/yCHSmuxkKj
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) May 16, 2013
This evening, though, as word circulates that the employer mandate will be pushed back until the 2014 elections are out of the way, many are asking about that January 1, 2014 implementation deadline written into the bill. Isn’t that the law too?
https://twitter.com/jimmiebjr/status/352189426757148672
Can Obama legally delay Obamacare? #askingforafriend RT @stephenfhayes Slow news day.
— Scott (@ScottyE_FL) July 2, 2013
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/352197339777204224
Congress spoke: "“The amendments made by this section shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2013.” Obama will simply ignore.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) July 2, 2013
@gabrielmalor Can anything be done legally?
— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) July 2, 2013
@ByronYork Imperial Presidents do what they want.
— Harriet Baldwin Text Trump 88022 (@HarrietBaldwin) July 2, 2013
Does anyone know by what legal authority O can delay the implementation of Obamacare? Can this be applied to any law of the land?
— CMK (@cmorgank) July 2, 2013
@ByronYork Issue is, who is going to sue?
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) July 2, 2013
Someone had better step up and sue to get this thing implemented as written. It’s. The. Law.
https://twitter.com/gogman/status/352201222868045824
Of course, there are other options besides breaking the law.
Obama Admin delays Obamacare employer mandate for one year. As predicted this law is coming apart at the seams. http://t.co/yhYFANHeyA
— Senator Pat Roberts (@SenPatRoberts) July 2, 2013
Rather than simply delaying the pain, we should go ahead and scrap this entire law before any more damage is done.
— Eric Cantor (@EricCantor) July 2, 2013
President delays #Obamacare small business mandate a year. Better solution: let's #repeal the whole thing. RT if you agree! #tcot #sctweets
— Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) July 2, 2013
Heard Obama Admin may delay #Obamacare employer mandate for 1 year. How about we delay it all forever? #FullRepeal pic.twitter.com/dGst0dFLpm
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) July 2, 2013
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