It can't be this simple, I know I'm missing something.
I think for your plan to work, the Republicans would have to have spines, instead of being subservient lick-spittle worms who cower at the thought of confronting Obama and his host of Orcs in the House and Senate.
Other than that, sounds good to me.
I’ve wondered this too.. Could be grounds for another lawsuit headed to SCOTUS since Roberts “changed” what 0bamacare is.
http://www.theledger.com/article/20120628/POLITICS/120629327/1520?Title=House-to-Vote-on-Repealing-Law-in-2-Weeks
I say great. Even though it will die in the Senate, make the reps stand up and be accountable for their vote1
Right now I’m sick to my stomach and tired of ‘hoping’ people we think are on our side will do something. I’m also tired of hearing how Roberts did us a favor. Sorry, needed rant. To ticked off to hope this happens.
No, the house alone can’t repeal anything.
Doesn’t matter. It’s all for show.
They don’t have the votes to sustain it and Obama will veto.
Scratch that.
Harry Reid won’t just table it, the repeal will be placed in a dark and dank closet.
The Senate will never see it and Barry will be immune from any action.
Doesn’t work. Once a tax is in effect, the house and the senate both have to pass a repeal.
I wonder if there are any Demrat legislators who would have
voted against Obumblecare if it had been sold as what it really
is, a mega-tax increase......
What you're missing is the utterly destructive legal precedent that Roberts established today, one that will be cited by future courts to uphold the most outrageous, egregious and coercive punitive taxes imaginable.
Not really; Roberts said essentially that when the mandate was originally passed, the Congress was within its authority to do so even though they got the reason for that authority wrong. In other words, when it passed, it was passed as a tax even though everyone thought it was going through under the Commerce Clause.
The House could do it if they were sure-footed enough but the sad fact is that they aren’t. They are hapless and hopeless. I wish I could think differently but I’ve watched them too long. A few negative comments from the MSM and they’ll fold like a house of pancakes.
The House could do it if they were sure-footed enough but the sad fact is that they aren’t. They are hapless and hopeless. I wish I could think differently but I’ve watched them too long. A few negative comments from the MSM and they’ll fold like a house of pancakes.
The more interesting question, given how this nightmare was rushed through Congress, is in which house of Congress did the mandated provision arise? If it arose in the Senate, it could again be considered unconstitutional. Remember at the time this POS was being foisted on the American people Democrats were in the no-tax spin mode,
Listen to the Mark Levin show from last night
He painstakingly dissectd the Roberts opinion, as best as an illogical rambling unconsititutional argument can be dissected
It’s only a tax because the USSC said it was a tax, Congress never said it was a tax
Catch-22
For purposes of redress against an unconstitutional tax, citizens have no recourse because...it is not a tax
Even if Congress “repeals” the stature, the US Constitution has now been dinged by Roberts- maybe heavily damaged
There is nothing to rejoice about here
Congress could have stopped this long ago but they didn’t have the huevos then and they don’t have them now. ObamaCare isn’t going anywhere but into our wallets.
Delusional ................................
When is the last time the US Congress has permanently repealed a tax?