Reality vs. posturing on future of Affordable Care Act
Mitt Romney would face tough road trying to repeal ‘Obamacare’ if elected president
By Sandhya Somashekhar, WashPost, Tuesday, July 10, 10:52 AM
Mitt Romney has vowed that on his first day as president, he would act to repeal President Obama’s health-care law, thus fulfilling a long-standing promise.
But the reality for a President Romney would be more complicated.
Unless Republicans gain huge numbers in Congress, Romney likely would not have the votes to simply repeal the entire law.
From the White House, he could instruct the Department of Health and Human Services to drag its feet, pushing back deadlines and turning to an army of lawyers and consultants to figure out how to exploit the law’s weaknesses. But that kind of administrative muscle flexing could bring its own political problems.
“The simple answer is, there’s nothing Romney can do on the first day to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but he could do a great deal to gum up the works,” said Timothy Jost, a law professor at Washington and Lee University.
(More here.)
Mitt Romney has vowed that on his first day as president, he would act to repeal President Obama’s health-care law, thus fulfilling a long-standing promise.
But the reality for a President Romney would be more complicated.
Unless Republicans gain huge numbers in Congress, Romney likely would not have the votes to simply repeal the entire law.
From the White House, he could instruct the Department of Health and Human Services to drag its feet, pushing back deadlines and turning to an army of lawyers and consultants to figure out how to exploit the law’s weaknesses. But that kind of administrative muscle flexing could bring its own political problems.
“The simple answer is, there’s nothing Romney can do on the first day to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but he could do a great deal to gum up the works,” said Timothy Jost, a law professor at Washington and Lee University.
(More here.)
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