'Is he allowed to do this by decree?' Questions about Obama's unilateral law 'fix' abound

Doug P. | 3:27 PM on November 14, 2013

We have arrived in Bizarro World, and the Constitution seems to have been misplaced.

So, now Barry's doing by executive order the very thing he villainized conservatives for attempting to do during HIS government shutdown.

— ★RavenSteele★ (@ravensteele111) November 14, 2013

President Obama, after demonizing Republicans for asking for a one-year delay in the Obamacare individual mandate which led to a government shutdown, announced today he’ll order insurance policies that were cancelled per the Obamacare law to be reinstated for one year.

https://twitter.com/theblaze/status/401068160532496384
https://twitter.com/billgalway/status/401073463542046720
https://twitter.com/SeanParnellUSA/status/401078798164459520

Others also wonder where there’s legal justification for such a move:

https://twitter.com/tiacarolann/status/401068399218130944

https://twitter.com/MicheleBachmann/status/401059147724365824
https://twitter.com/TheSnowKingdom/status/401073917265461248

https://twitter.com/CMcKenna90/status/401056823777964032

Fox News’ Brit Hume had some interesting questions as well:

Obama says status quo pre-Obamacare "was not working at all." Then why were 70% happy w/health coverage & 80% with their health care.

— Brit Hume (@brithume) November 14, 2013

Insurance companies cancelled policies b/c they didn't meet law's requirements. So how does he suspend those requirements w/o changing law?

— Brit Hume (@brithume) November 14, 2013

@JohnJHarwood So is he suspending penalties for non ACA-compliant policies? If so, where is the legal authority for that?

— Brit Hume (@brithume) November 14, 2013