In a new lawsuit filed by the ACLU, attorneys argue that a constitutional amendment promoted by Republicans in 2011 against the Affordable Care Act may actually overturn a trans healthcare ban.
Wow! It’s almost as if when I said “this law is in violation of the Ohio state constitution” all those months ago, I was right! Who’d have thought! 🤦🏻♀️
It's rather fitting that the aimless and reactionary nature of the Republican party is coming back to haunt them in this way. Who would have thought that years of conspiratorial thinking, fear-mongering, and blanket opposition to Democrats would result in the passing of blatantly contradictory laws?!
Gender-affirming care bans, whether for minors or adults, are deeply cruel, unfair, and seem unconstitutional on multiple levels. Great move by the ACLU. It’s about time we stop this madness and return medical care to where it belongs - to patients, doctors and their families and not vote-seeking politicians. Medical care, I might add, that is endorsed by EVERY MAJOR medical organization.
The Law of Unintended Consequences strikes again! Good thing Republicans are so bad at thinking ahead... if they planned for their next culture war while still fighting the last culture war, we'd be far worse off than we are already. Instead, we get to watch them trip over a mess they left there themselves while they were busy fearmongering about a total nothingburger. 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 death panels? I mean, really- have they ever even dealt with an insurance company? They have entire death 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴!
Which wingnut think tank authored that amendment in the first place, though? Feels only right to send them a heaping pile of "thank you for shooting yourself in the foot" cards.
You know you're in the wrong when you have to dance a little sidestep to pass a ban on something by distracting people and focusing on some other provision inserted solely to get the ban approved.
People are always so quick to take away other people's rights and not their own.
So great to hear this! Of course, all such bans are in violation of Title 9, so the appeals courts that allowed the bans to go into effect, the most activist and reactionary courts in the nation, ignored Title 9 altogether in their rulings.
I’m pessimistic that this argument will hold water in court, given that conservative justices prefer conservative outcomes over application of textualist judicial philosophy. I hope I’m wrong, though!
I've been ridiculed and told that I'm uneducated for insisting that we need a better system. One where a law should not go into effect unless it can pass a litmus test finding it not to be in violation of our constitution. Of course there will be appeals but our current system allows any law to pass and stand until it can be struck down years and tens of thousands of dollars later. It's a two steps forward and one back proposition that results in ruined lives, unnecessary incarceration and lost savings.
Wow! It’s almost as if when I said “this law is in violation of the Ohio state constitution” all those months ago, I was right! Who’d have thought! 🤦🏻♀️
It's rather fitting that the aimless and reactionary nature of the Republican party is coming back to haunt them in this way. Who would have thought that years of conspiratorial thinking, fear-mongering, and blanket opposition to Democrats would result in the passing of blatantly contradictory laws?!
The ACLU argument...just love it!!!
Gender-affirming care bans, whether for minors or adults, are deeply cruel, unfair, and seem unconstitutional on multiple levels. Great move by the ACLU. It’s about time we stop this madness and return medical care to where it belongs - to patients, doctors and their families and not vote-seeking politicians. Medical care, I might add, that is endorsed by EVERY MAJOR medical organization.
Thank you for your work 💗🤎
LOVE IT!!! That's amazing that a republican law will hopefully overturn the new republican law as unconstitutional!!! Hahaha...made my day!!!
The Law of Unintended Consequences strikes again! Good thing Republicans are so bad at thinking ahead... if they planned for their next culture war while still fighting the last culture war, we'd be far worse off than we are already. Instead, we get to watch them trip over a mess they left there themselves while they were busy fearmongering about a total nothingburger. 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 death panels? I mean, really- have they ever even dealt with an insurance company? They have entire death 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴!
Which wingnut think tank authored that amendment in the first place, though? Feels only right to send them a heaping pile of "thank you for shooting yourself in the foot" cards.
You know you're in the wrong when you have to dance a little sidestep to pass a ban on something by distracting people and focusing on some other provision inserted solely to get the ban approved.
People are always so quick to take away other people's rights and not their own.
So great to hear this! Of course, all such bans are in violation of Title 9, so the appeals courts that allowed the bans to go into effect, the most activist and reactionary courts in the nation, ignored Title 9 altogether in their rulings.
I’m pessimistic that this argument will hold water in court, given that conservative justices prefer conservative outcomes over application of textualist judicial philosophy. I hope I’m wrong, though!
Legal aikido - channeling the opponent's momentum against them.
Isn't it ironic...
Clearly in violation of the state constitution.
I've been ridiculed and told that I'm uneducated for insisting that we need a better system. One where a law should not go into effect unless it can pass a litmus test finding it not to be in violation of our constitution. Of course there will be appeals but our current system allows any law to pass and stand until it can be struck down years and tens of thousands of dollars later. It's a two steps forward and one back proposition that results in ruined lives, unnecessary incarceration and lost savings.
Love it! Their own crap-laws turned against them 😂😂😂 Can’t make this sh*t up!
I love it when can hoist them on their own Pitard. Go ACLU!!