The Democrats used an arcane process called reconciliation to pass ACA without a single Republican vote.  Apparently, reconciliation is required by the Republicans to repeal ACA without a single Democratic vote.  As the saying goes, what is good for the goose is good for the gander.  Look who's crying and shouting the loudest now about the use of reconciliation.  Little did the Democrats realize that reconciliation was a double-edged sword.  They thought that they would be in control of Congress and the presidency for the next 100 years.