The Planned Distruction of Capitalism: 'Enforce it vigorously': New Obamacare lawsuit aims to bring down law by canceling a one-year extension of the employer mandate, forcing letter-of-the-law obedience

10/02/13

A Florida orthodontist sued the Obama administration on Tuesday, insisting that the White House must abandon changes it has made on its own to the Affordable Care Act, instead obeying the letter of the law as Congress passed it.

The administration has made several tweaks to the Obamacare law, including a one-year delay of a measure that requires companies with 50 or more employees to offer them health insurance or pay financial penalties.

The law specifies an exact date when that feature is to go into effect – January 1, 2014 – but the White House announced in July that it would push that date back, angering some in Congress who saw the move as a unilateral power grab.

The lawsuit, filed by Dr. Larry Kawa, claims that the regulatory changes violate the Administrative Procedure Act and go beyond President Obama’s constitutional powers.

'He has no more power to do that than your or I,' Kawa told reporters during a press conferenceTuesday. 'In fact, he has an affirmative duty to enforce the law, and we are here to make sure that he does that.'

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