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States Pushing Back on Obama Care
States Pushing Back on Obama Care
Virginia judge denies White House motion to dismiss healthcare lawsuitVirginia won round one in the donnybrook against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or as it's also known as in some circles, "The Nationalization of healthcare bill." Is Idaho next? A Federal judge in Virginia's Commonwealth denied the White House's request to dismiss the charge that the healthcare bill was un-Constitutional because it requires the American people to either purchase healthcare or pay a penalty.The lawsuit was filed by Virginia A.G. Ken Cuccinelli on March the 23rd, the day the President signed the healthcare bill into law. In the complaint the plaintiffs note that the Federal Government does not have authority under the Constitutions "Commerce Clause" to force American citizens into purchasing a healthcare plan. The Commerce Clause means what it says the Federal Government is able to do in regards to commerce "regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States." What it doesn't say is that the Federal Government can force an unwilling citizen to participate in commerce whether it desires to or not. Idaho was one of the first to take the preemptive step in opposing the governmental takeover of one of America's privileges when Governor Butch Otter signed House Bill 391 on the same day that Virginia signed their bill. Another dozen States have followed the leads of Virginia and Idaho. Whether we agree that the Presidents healthcare reform act is a necessary evil or not, the Constitution is not and was never intended to be a document that's easily manipulated; the Amendment process makes sure of it. The words mean exactly what the authors wrote and any intention or attempt to change it ought to seek out that process. This argument over the healthcare reform act isn't about politics of the left or the right. Rather it's about making sure our elected leaders govern within the bounds of Americas laws as set forth by the Constitution. Richmond Examiner.com August 2, 2010 |
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Florida's lawsuit challenging federal health care bill gains alliesTAMPA — A lawsuit filed by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum challenging the constitutionality of the federal health care legislation has a co-plaintiff: the National Federation of Independent Business.Two individuals and seven states — Indiana, North Dakota, Mississippi, Nevada, Arizona, Georgia and Alaska — also formally joined the lawsuit Friday, McCollum announced at a news conference. That brings the total number of states fighting the health insurance reform law to 20. McCollum filed the lawsuit in March, claiming that the legislation backed by President Barack Obama violates the Constitution by forcing people to buy a product from a private company or pay a tax or fine. It also claims that the law infringes on states' rights by forcing them to spend billions of dollars to expand national Medicaid programs. Read the rest of the article here Tampabay.com May 15, 2010 |
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Prop C passes overwhelmingly in MissouriMissouri voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a federal mandate to purchase health insurance, rebuking President Barack Obama's administration and giving Republicans their first political victory in a national campaign to overturn the controversial health care law passed by Congress in March."The citizens of the Show-Me State don't want Washington involved in their health care decisions," said Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-Chesterfield, one of the sponsors of the legislation that put Proposition C on the August ballot. She credited a grass-roots campaign involving Tea Party and patriot groups with building support for the anti-Washington proposition. With most of the vote counted, Proposition C was winning by a ratio of nearly 3 to 1. The measure, which seeks to exempt Missouri from the insurance mandate in the new health care law, includes a provision that would change how insurance companies that go out of business in Missouri liquidate their assets. Read the rest of the article here stlToday.com August 4, 2010 |
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