After the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the subsidies provided through the Affordable Care Act, conservatives were left to grapple with the fact that the court has twice upheld a law they utterly loathe.
And although many Republican lawmakers issued run-of-the-mill statements assuring their constituents that they would continue the fight against Obamacare, some conservatives could not hide their disappointment with the ruling and disgust with the Supreme Court.
Some lashed out at Chief Justice John Roberts, who sided with the liberal justices on Obamacare again. A few conservatives took their anger out at President Obama, and some even tore into each other.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee called the ruling “an out-of-control act of judicial tyranny.”
“Our Founding Fathers didn’t create a ‘do-over’ provision in our Constitution that allows unelected, Supreme Court justices the power to circumvent Congress and rewrite bad laws,” he said in a statement.
National Review’s Quin Hillyer called Roberts “a disgrace” in a brief post titled, “Chief Justice John Roberts Has Officially Gone Native in Washington.”
Fox News host Andrea Tantaros called Roberts “the water boy for the welfare state.”
The judiciary, John Roberts included, is now just the water boy for the welfare state. pic.twitter.com/c28g5XgEDD
— Andrea Tantaros (@AndreaTantaros) June 25, 2015
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) called the “unelected judges” on the Supreme Court “robed Houdinis,” and said in a statement that any presidential candidate unwilling to repeal Obamacare upon taking office “should step aside.”
And the Weekly Standard’s Bill Kristol echoed Justice Antonin Scalia’s disdain that the court again saved Obamacare.
Put not your trust in judges.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) June 25, 2015
Scalia: “We should start calling this law SCOTUScare.” What he really means: We should start calling this law Robertscare.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) June 25, 2015
A few Republicans referenced Scalia’s dissent, in which he said that “words no longer have meaning.”
Rep Kevin Brady on #ACA ruling: “The Supreme Court ought to get an Olympic gold medal for its tortured legal gymnastics”
— Abby Livingston (@TexasTribAbby) June 25, 2015
Justice Scalia got it right! “Words no longer have meaning if an Exchange that is not established by a State is “established by the State.”
— Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) June 25, 2015
This decision turns common language on its head. Now leaders must turn our attention to making the case that ObamaCare must be replaced.
— Chris Christie (@ChrisChristie) June 25, 2015
Though quite a few conservatives lashed out at the court, many kept their attention directed at President Obama and the law itself.
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) called the Affordable Care Act a “socialist takeover of health care forced down the throats of the American people.”
A couple conservatives mentioned MIT professor Jonathan Gruber, who was caught on video appearing to say that subsidies would not be available through the federal exchange.
#SCOTUS Got “Grubered”, Legitimizes Obamacare Deceit & Lies:
http://t.co/lBbhTRWvpE— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) June 25, 2015
Obama and Jonathan Gruber win
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 25, 2015
And after Republicans aired their grievances with the Supreme Court ruling, Laura Ingraham ridiculed GOP leadership for not doing more to repeal Obamacare.
Oh please…brave souls in GOP Leadership thought #SCOTUS wd save them from actually having to DO THEIR JOBS. https://t.co/ntBvztFbI4
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) June 25, 2015
This makes me even happier.
These quotes remind me of the scene in “Kingsman: The Secret Service” where the heads of various villains explode in a rainbow of colors. It must be horrible to be a conservative today.
RightWing hysteria in the morning…
smells like victory!
Suddenly this Andrea Tantaros asshole is everywhere. I guess she finally found her voice. Proof that FoxNews is simply a hydra of hate and stupidity.
more pls