Posted on 02/17/2011 4:40:28 PM PST by Libloather
Obama admin. asks judge to clarify health ruling
By Melissa Nelson
Associated Press / February 17, 2011
PENSACOLA, Fla.—The Justice Department asked a federal judge in Florida on Thursday to tell states that they must continue to enact the Obama administration's health care overhaul despite the judge's ruling that the law is unconstitutional.
In a motion to clarify, administration attorneys asked U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson to make clear that states cannot ignore the new health care laws while his ruling is being appealed.
At stake, according to the government's motion, are provisions of the new law that will create chaos if ignored by the states.
Those provisions include 2011 changes in Medicare payment rates. Delaying those changes "could cause major delays and errors in the payment of the roughly 100 million Medicare claims processed each month," the motion states.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
Why ask for a ruling if they’ll ignore it anyway?
.......the judge should subpoena Dumbo, Biden, and Holder and explain it to them on national TV......
Yeah, a lame request for clarification every two weeks until all the new healthcare related positions are filled and the automatic funding is in place.
Clarify?
Clarify what?
Truly this administration is a “Naked Singularity of stupidity”.
Here are some other words the Obama administration does not know the meaning of besides Constitution:
1. Freedom
2. Liberty
3. Judeo-Christian
4. God
5. Christianity
6. Law
7. Business
8. Economics
9. Justice
10. No
Would that be the same (Social) “Justice” Department that selectively enforces certain Acts and Laws?
Flee Levin just mentioned that the rookie Hussein didn't ask for a stay because that would acknowledge the original ruling as valid. This move is only for delay.
Obama using the Dean Smith 4 corner offense to run out the clock..
What the judge issued was a Declaratory Judgment.
The petitioners should almost automatically be given an injunction by Judge Vinson,if they apply, based upon the WHs words & actions that ignore the DJ.
I believe if you read Judge Vinson’s ruling it specifically states that the ruling itself is injunctive meaning all motion on Healthcare should stop ASAP. Its pretty clear.
That's all well and good... except that it has not been appealed. So, the regime wants states to keep implementing the POS while they ignore Vinson's ruling.
The Bammy Justice Department inaction.
“Well, yes, your honor, but what about the horse I rode in on?”
I think Flee is a horse’s ass, but he’s correct on this one. This has “delay”written all over it, and Judge Vinson might not like it much.
Any action,at this time,to implement Obamacare is criminal and if the DOJ wasn't criminal justice would be served.
This is the typical Liberal BS of not accepting any answer that they don't like.
It is time for Judge Vinson to wield his gavel in the fashion of Thor's Hammer and tell the administration that his declaratory judgment makes it illegal for the Several States to try implementing any portion of the Health Care Act!
Judge Vinson declared the Health Care Act unconstitutional in total. That means it was never law. Anything done in compliance with the Act is being done under the "color of law" and is illegal. So ALL activity to implement this illegal Act was to Constitutionally immediately cease upon issuance of the Judge's declaratory judgment. Any person or organization doing otherwise is doing so in defiance of the Constitution. And that is called treason!
Only if and when a higher court reverses Judge Vinson's declaratory judgment can anyone legally resume implementing any of the Health Care Act's provisions. That's how it works in a law-abiding country.
It's called "rule of law"...something Democrats refuse to believe in!
Maybe we should argue that nothing Obama signs should obligate the states to spend money because it could later be found to be unconstitutional.
Seems the odds are in favor of the second proposition.
Obama Administration to Judge, “Give us some more rulings and we’ll decide which one we will abide by”.
Obama Administration to Judge, “Can we try door #3 instead?”
If the Judge has ANY principles at all (and I really think he may have already been compromised by some operatives putting pressure on him), he would tell them "This is an effective Notice that you are in violation of a Federal Court Order, and ALL un-Constitutional findings require that NO FURTHER ENFORCEMENT OR FUNDING OR PROVISIONS OF THIS LAW ARE LEGAL, FROM THIS DAY FORWARD. You may Appeal, but the Ruling Stands".
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