Posted on 03/22/2010 5:02:26 AM PDT by real_patriotic_american
After the U.S. House's historic vote Sunday night passing the health care reform bill, South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster issued the following statement:
"The health care legislation Congress passed tonight is an assault against the Constitution of the United States. It contains various provisions and federal mandates that are clearly unconstitutional and must not be allowed to stand.
A legal challenge by the States appears to be the only hope of protecting the American people from this unprecedented attack on our system of government. The key question involved is whether personal freedom, state sovereignty and constitutional law will survive in America for future generations.
As attorney general for the State of South Carolina, I have sworn an oath to uphold and defend both our state and federal constitutions. I therefore intend to join with Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum in challenging the constitutionality of this profoundly unwise legislation. We will take our case to the United States Supreme Court if necessary.
After an extensive conference call tonight, I am optimistic that the attorneys general of Texas, Nebraska, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Alabama will be joining this effort as well."
Challenge away! Nothing is going to come of it. Satan and the Democrats have prevailed and freeloaders never met an entitlement they didn’t like.
Geez, I’m sure glad you didn’t blog for General Washington....
He has yet to prove he is Constitutionally eligible to be the POTUS.
That’s what the courts are for.
Yes, Barry is not a natural born citizen either.
Thanks for the negative post. Fight or be a sheep.
LAws get overturned. McCain Feingold was gutted. The Rostenkowski bill was repeealed and he was chased by seniors and driven out of office.
The VA AG Ken Cuccinelli is also onboard and soemone said he is pretty sure they can get a fast track to SCOTUS.
I heard that this case has some punch from Virginia.
I bet you kept saying the same thing about McCain/Feingold too...until the SCUTOS eviscerated that bill.
If this ends up before the Supreme Court, never ever forget that Lindsey Graham voted to confirm the “Wise Latina”.
I wish I knew more. VA AG Ken Cuccinelli is a very smart guy U ov VA Engineering undergrad and George Mason law degree. I have to think doctors, insurance companies and others may have started the legal research to kill this months ago.
I need to find out how Ken C hopes to fast track this to SCOTUS.
Ken Cuccinelli will not sit down and shut-up.
Lindsay Graham’s pal McCain gave us McCain Feingold which gave us the 2006/2008 Dem Congress and Ovbama.
Lindsay now wants amnesty and cap & tax.
So are you of the same opinion that someone had yesterday in The Charlotte Observer - “Smile and enjoy it” ?
BTW, I think Satan thought he had prevailed on Good Friday. How’d that work out for him?
Bill McCollum here in Florida said he will also fight this thing.
This whole mess makes me ill. We’ll just have to vote them all out in November - well, the ones who can be voted out. And as far as the bc thing? forget it. No one is going to touch BO. Eve3n if they did, Congress won’t impeach him. Too many sweet midnight deals going on. That much is transparent.
Here is looking at a new day, a new battle.
And here is hoping all the evidence of Obamas usurped ascension into the Whitehouse comes to light, the people have STANDING.
I’m sure the distinguished Senator from South Carolina, Lyndsey Graham, will tsk-tsk this uncouth behavior. After all, we should reach across the aisle and work with our friends of the democrat party.
After this weekend watch this buffoon continue to “work with” Kerry on “bi-partisan” immigration deform.
Don’t say forget it about anything. We have to fight this and the AG’s in as many states as possible need to join in. Don’t pin all your hops on just Nov 2010. This bill needs to be killed. Citizens, seniors, doctors, insurance companies and others need to fight with the AG’s.
Also, Texas AG Abbott pushing the issue.
Wow, this is lighting up like a roman candle! I’m seeing a number of ways this bill will be reversed!
By the end of this week my guess is that AG's in at least a dozen states, possibly many more, will also challenge.
We need to encourage threads here on how to attack this thing. Not these rehashes on their victroy dance, posts about foreign countries or other nonsense.
These AGs lawsuits are one way to fight back. We need to come up with as many ways as possible to resist.
We need to work to enccourage and push these cases. A main one that gets fast tracked and then ones in each state. Some strategy. Other people suggested suing Pelosi in every state. Maybe Stupak too.
We have to fight conventionally to get this fast tracked but also unconventionally (legally) but resist.
I think the AGs are on the right track. As soon as anyone sees the brief please post it.
of isterest, Stupak soled his sorry a$$ for 3 airport improvement projects and a worthless piece of paper. Should something happen to Obama and Biden before we take back the House in Nov., “Queen” Nancy becomes Pres. and voids the EO just signed.
Nice going “Stuge-Pack”!
Aman to that!
I’d like to see a criminal investigation into the deal with Stupak.
Fast track to the court that gave us the Kelo decision which basically eliminates private property rights in favor of higher tax receipts?
Sorry, after Kelo I have no faith whatsoever in our Supreme Court. If we no longer have private property rights we have lost our Republic. Read Mark Levin's book Men in Black....
The Supreme Court that shredded McCain Feingold a month or so ago.
The same McCain fake conservatives are campaigning for. I know Levin’s book. What do you suggest and don’t pin all your hops on Nov 2010.
Va has the best chance of getting it through to the USSC because of they are under the 3rd Circuit - otherwise known as the Rocket Docket.
The 3rd is THE quickest Court with a reputation for fast tracking - they are the direct opposite of the 9th Circus - while the 9th if overturned repeatedly every year, the 3rd rarely is overturned.
Whoo Hoo! The Rocket Docket! Many Thanks! Awesome.
Ken Cuccinelli for President 2012.
As of yesterday there were at least 38 states that were planning on filing individually or taking part in the Texas/Abbot filing. Some had a count of over 40 states.
With 38 States against this, we can bypass the USSC and go straight to a Constitutional Amendment.
2/3 of the States can introduce an Amendment, the House and Senate at that time must send it to the States for ratification where 3/4 much approve.
Do the math, with 38 we win.
I'm all for every constitutional challenge that anyone can muster. Never said anything otherwise. I'm just not giddy with anticipation that the SCOTUS is certain to overturn this bill. I'll be very surprised if they even agree to hear the case. Even if they do agree to hear it, given the direction that most rulings they have handed down over the past 10 years have gone, I'm not at all optimistic that this will be overturned......
Great post! I heard that we might have 40. I like that math too!
You wrote-
“As of yesterday there were at least 38 states that were planning on filing individually or taking part in the Texas/Abbot filing. Some had a count of over 40 states.
With 38 States against this, we can bypass the USSC and go straight to a Constitutional Amendment.
2/3 of the States can introduce an Amendment, the House and Senate at that time must send it to the States for ratification where 3/4 much approve.
Do the math, with 38 we win.”
Stupak’s Republican challenger just became one of the most important Republicans in the US (American Spectator quote).
Once the people of Stupak’s district learn of the bribe on top of the pro-life sell out, he should be gone in November (he was a shoe-in to keep his seat before yesterday).
A year late BUT David Horowitz yesterday found a video of Stupak from last year when Health Care first came up for a vote. He didn’t know he was being taped and said flat out he was voting for it, regardless of what it said about abortion or federal funding there of.
I have not checked today the number of hits the video has but yesterday it was going viral.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=287806148754
WOW, just looked - he has over 12,000 followers now on Facebook alone. He had 200 before Stupak did his Judas trick!!!! Excellent
Can we get 38 or 40 states? Anyone checked on the Constitutional Amendment? We need to resist and fight any and every way we can.
I am trying to think of states that would NOT go along?
HI, VT, IL, MI(?), NY(?), CT(?), OR(?), WA(?), CA(?), RI (?) and probably MD???
We need to keep this thread and idea alive.
Hummmmm, it’s logical that California would go along with a challenge to this bill since Arnold has indicated that the State can’t handle it. Also, California’s warm weather draws in an enormous amount of senior citizens who then rely on their Medicare.
Good point. We have to get the seniors against this nightmare now.
The “baby boomers” are growing in numbers. That will go heavily against the DemocRats in the 2010 midterms.
Baby Boomers need to wake up because we have very very little time to turn this around (USA). If not they are so screwed. Forget about any retirement for baby boomers if Hussein is not stopped.
We have to see if we can get this 38 state Constitutional challenge going.
Benishek is up to almost 14,000 people on FaceBook.
He has a pay pal set up. Sound slike a good guy.
We can stop Hussein!
To have the bill ruled unconstitutional, it only takes one strong State (we have many more than that).
Agreed! As I mentioned, I believe we have 40 States to amend Hussein’s bill.
Thanks Civ. Busy day! Doing my best to ping unique articles and big developments on the socialized medicine blowback and making sure the others are tagged. Many States appear to be getting the message and are making the right noises. God only knows we need their help.
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