Political Rewind: SCOTUS Weighs Affordable Care Act; Georgia GOP Squabbles Over Election

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The Supreme Court in Washington on the day after the election, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020.

Credit: J. Scott Applewhite/ AP

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Today, the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that challenges if the Affordable Care Act is constitutional. Georgia, among several other states, joined the federal government in challenging the legality of Obamacare as health care for hundreds of thousands of Georgians — and millions of Americans — could be at stake today.

Meanwhile, the Trump campaign is gearing up its recount campaign in Georgia with Rep. Doug Collins and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue helping to organize efforts. Sen. David Perdue and Sen. Kelly Loeffler issued a joint statement that blasted Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for allowing the management of Georgia elections to "become an embarrassment for our state."

Panelists:

Prof. Eric Segall — Ashe Family Chair Professor of Law, Georgia State University College of Law

Prof. Fred Smith — Associate Professor of Law, Emory University School of Law

Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver — Georgia State Representative (D-Decatur)

Tamar Hallerman — Senior Reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution