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 ...
What part of “null and void” do they misunderstand?
I'll be glad to dub you FR's go-to expert on horse's asses, since I subscribe to the old truism, "when it comes to the projection of what constitutes a 'horse's ass', the one who smelt it, dealt it."
IOW obama is threatening a federal judge.
let us screw america or we will stop paying everything for everyone.
Obama is betting the judge will not issue an order holding it all status quo and order obama admin. to keep making payments.
The judge should make it clear that contempt is a very real option for these types of games.
bttt
Judge Napolitano on fox and friends this morning said he believes that FEDERAL Judge Vinson in his reply, will issue an injunction this time, spelling it out that it applies to the Federal Government and every State in the Union, not just Florida.
this is not a motion or request, this is a THREAT from Obama that he will freeze medicare.
obama is threatening a judge.
pure and simple.
Always a little kid armed with Mommy Slogans to throw cheap retorts.
Yah, OK. Whatever you say.
I wonder if the judge can make not of the STATES recieving wavers. Since the Obama commies are saying there will be harm, where is the harm if Obama can freely issue waivers.
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