Dear GOP: a Daily Kos staff reminder on the constitutional process for changing the law

Dear GOP,

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Us liberals weren’t thrilled when it passed. …  After all, we’re not in the business of fighting for Heritage Foundation-created ideas championed by the likes of Newt Gingrich and first adopted by Republican governors (the guy you nominated, in fact!). If we couldn’t get single payer, we at least wanted a public option—an expansion of Medicare for all. But alas, we went to D.C. with the Congress we had, not the one we wanted. ….

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But here’s the thing: If you want to truly get rid of the law, you have to do it the proper way, as specified in that Constitution you pretend to cherish. Those House votes? … You’re a third of the way there. Because you still have to get that bill passed by the Senate. And then, you have to get the president to sign it. And if the president doesn’t sign it, then you have to overturn that veto which requires a two-thirds majority, which you don’t have even in the House.

So what are your options? Certainly not shut down the government and threaten a national default on our debt. That’s not in that Constitution (seriously, read it!). Your options are to win some elections. Hold that ill-gotten gerrymandered-fueled majority in the House. Get a simple majority in the Senate and then get rid of the filibuster. … Then win the presidency. …

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If you really truly believe that America is behind you, then you’re golden. 2014 and 2016 will bear that out and you’ll have all the governmental control you’ll need to repeal to your heart’s content. So put your trust on that American public you so fervently believe is behind you and let the chips fall where they may.

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