{"id":11273,"date":"2014-01-15T13:57:12","date_gmt":"2014-01-15T21:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=11273"},"modified":"2014-01-15T13:57:12","modified_gmt":"2014-01-15T21:57:12","slug":"fox-news-on-mute-federal-judge-rules-against-challenge-to-obamacare-subsidies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=11273","title":{"rendered":"Fox News On Mute: Federal Judge Rules Against Challenge To ObamaCare Subsidies"},"content":{"rendered":"

A couple of conservative activists sought to cripple the Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare) by filing a lawsuit that challenged the authority of the federal health care exchanges to offer subsidies to those who purchased insurance through them. It was a weak argument from the start, but one that had the potential to undermine ObamaCare because thirty-six states chose not to build their own exchanges. Consequently, the feds stepped in to provide residents of those mostly Republican-led states with access to health insurance and the subsidies to which they were entitled under the law.<\/p>\n

\"Fox<\/p>\n

Today Judge Paul Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia shattered the dreams of right-wingers everywhere by ruling against the plaintiffs<\/a> in the most severe terms. In his decision Judge Friedman wrote…<\/p>\n

“Plaintiffs’ proposed construction in this case \u2013 that tax credits are available only for those purchasing insurance from state-run Exchanges \u2013 runs counter to this central purpose of the ACA: to provide affordable health care to virtually all Americans. Such an interpretation would violate the basic rule of statutory construction that a court must interpret a statute in light of its history and purpose.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While Fox News is quick to jump on the most trivial legal setbacks for ObamaCare, they have yet to report on this ruling at all. Just last month Fox reported<\/a> that the same judge declined a request by the Department of Justice to dismiss the case. But now that a ruling has been issued that upholds the law, Fox has gone silent.<\/p>\n

Instead of responsibly updating their audience on a story they previously covered, Fox has once again made the old Benghazi hoax their top story. This is a familiar pattern for Fox: Go nuclear on any news that negatively impacts the President or liberals – Go mute when the story turns out to be unfavorable for the right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A couple of conservative activists sought to cripple the Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare) by filing a lawsuit that challenged the authority of the federal health care exchanges to offer subsidies to those who purchased insurance through them. 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