Posted on 04/30/2011 9:26:41 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Clinton: Supreme Court could rule against healthcare law By Daniel Strauss - 04/30/11 11:33 AM ET
There's a chance that the Supreme Court could rule the so-called "individual mandate" in the healthcare reform law unconstitutional, but on the whole the bill will stay in tact, former President Bill Clinton said.
"Well, I think - I guess, you know, there's some chance, given how political it is, the courts, that they would strike down the mandatory purchase, although I find it amazing that they would I mean you can make people buy automobile liability insurance," Clinton said in an interview with CNN taped Friday. "And the combined impact of the burden of people not being insured on the rest of us economically is nowhere near that of health care."
"But I think on the whole, the bill will be kept," Clinton continued.
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it would not fast-track its review of Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's challenge against the healthcare law.
The Court's decision, which did not contain any explanatory comment or dissent, was largely expected, and returns the case to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Clinton also criticized the healthcare aspect of House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) budget plan, which would replace Medicare with subsidies for insurance companies.
Lately, Democrats have been working to portray the healthcare aspect of the plan as one that would effectively eliminate Medicare and replace it with a voucher system for seniors.
"I think the most interesting thing is in the - the Republican budget, the line budget, they proposed to save money on the budget by giving everybody a Medicare voucher in 2022," Clinton said. "So what this bill will do will actually increase the cost of health care."
In the end though, Clinton said, Republicans won't be able to fully get rid of the healthcare law that President Obama signed into law.
"The Supreme Court won't do all their work for them. The Congress, the Senate will not vote to repeal it," Clinton said. "The president will not - will veto it if they do. And now that America has seen what's in this bill from Medicare, I think that they'll have a hard time doing it."
Republicans have criticized it for illegally making Americans purchase health insurance and only making the country's economic woes worse.
Over the last month or so, Democrats have begun trying to flip and repeat the heated exchanges at congressional town-hall events around the country. Through media blitzes and mailers Democrats are hoping to portray Ryan's budget as nationally unpopular and detrimental to the country's economic recovery.
“although I find it amazing that they would I mean you can make people buy automobile liability insurance”
But you can’t make ‘em drive, you lying sack of crap.
Sure, the STATES can, but NOT the federal government. One would think he'd be smarter than that, but it's likely a purposeful misdirection on his part.
And as I well know, liability insurance is for ‘the other guy’, if you are at fault. It doesn’t fix you or your car.
If auto insurance worked like health insurance, it would pay for oil changes, new tires, new batteries, etc. We'd have a "co-pay" for maintenance services.
I know Clinton isn't stupid, so why would he make such a lame statement?
Because his followers are that STUPID!
He's a perjurer, thats why. Couple that with Democrat ideals have to be propped up with lies.
Arrrrghhhh!
1. Auto liability is a state law, not federal you a-w
2. You are not required to own a vehicle (the vehicle owner, not necessarily the driver is required to have liability insurance).
3. You KNOW this you a-w.
Our legal scholar Bill Clinton. Did he miss the part of the ruling (that the SCOTUS will be RULING ON) that says if one part is unconstitutional, the entire thing is?
Plus,it is state law not federal law that mandates car insurance.. Clintoon is a Buffoon.
There's a chance that the Supreme Court could rule the so-called "individual mandate" in the healthcare reform law unconstitutional, but on the whole the bill will stay in tact, former President Bill Clinton said. "Well, I think - I guess, you know, there's some chance, given how political it is, the courts, that they would strike down the mandatory purchase, although I find it amazing that they would I mean you can make people buy automobile liability insurance... And the combined impact of the burden of people not being insured on the rest of us economically is nowhere near that of health care."Yeah, y'know, because the combined impact of the burden of the uninsured was foremost on the minds of the Framers and all subsequent scholars of the Constitution. That's why it's right in there in black and white -- "nothing else is as important as the combined impact of the burder of the uninsured".
“This is the Moment that WE have been waiting for.” - BHO
Perhaps the announcement of the USSCt is THE Moment. BHO will mount his teleprompters and say, “As you know I have been a Constitutional law professor (lie), and I can tell you that there is nothing in the sacred Document that says one co-equal branch is superior to the others. Marbury v Madison supposedly established the rule that the Court is the final arbiter of what laws are constitutional. I reject that time-worn court decision. Why wouldn’t the court say that they have the final say? Both I and the Congress are sworn to defend the Constitution. Congress passed the law and I signed it so we must have felt that the law passed constitutional muster. That is a 2-1 decision so far as co-equal branches of government go. I am the CEO. I hereby declare that the President may make his own decisions as to what is a constitutional law, so the court can just leave us alone. Thank you very much. I have a tee time to observe...” (DBM applauds, whistles, cheers, tears, etc.)
“I mean you can make people buy automobile liability insurance.”
Is BC arrogant or a drug-addled airhead? At any rate, he sure doesn’t mind coming across as dumb for the cause, which means he’s arrogant in believing his voice is what’s needed to convince the sheeple.
Hopefully most American’s can understand how stupid this argument is and have explained it to those who can’t figure it out on their own.
If Bill thought that the individual mandate could be unconstitutional, why didn’t he tell Hillary, who ran on it?
Mrs. Clinton was uncharacteristically honest in her position. Candidate Obama rejected the individual mandate and used that to distinguish himself from HRC.
Did someone find the severability clause in this monstrosity?
I had read that slicing the bill is it’s death knell in total.
“purposeful misdirection on his part.”
Yup — the Great Prevaricator.
He is an evil bastard.
And if you died, you would get replacement-value body back. Barry wanted "warranty service" for doctors would could not "cure" your diabetes - if you had to be treated multiple times, or had amputations, you doctor would not be paid seemingly because the doctor should warranty your health. Maybe Mr. Soetoro took a car-maintenance approach...must have been on his mind when he was taking over both GM and our healthcare.
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