Posted on 06/29/2011 11:05:59 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
A federal appeals court in Cincinnati on Wednesday upheld the health-care law passed by Congress last year, saying the law's requirement for most Americans to carry insurance or pay a penalty is constitutional.
The vote was 2-1 on the three-judge panel on the key question of whether the insurance requirement exceeded Congress's powers under the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The majority concluded that it did not.
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I’ve used that joke/concept for a long time.
Liberals don’t really like it when I hit them with the zinger, but they sure are interested when I give them the setup.
“Hey, did you hear they came up with a nearly free form of clean energy?”
“Yeah, they’re going to hook generators up to the Founding Fathers spinning in their graves.”
Everyone should have “a list”.
You just know I’m going to have to use that one..
LOL, The everything in moderation rule does not apply to criticiaing less than human members of the judiciary.
The law is only what the court says it is.
For all those thinking of sitting out the next election or going third party because your “pure” candidate didn’t win the primary - remember that when Obama makes a couple more Supreme Court picks.
“Yeah, they’re going to hook generators up to the Founding Fathers spinning in their graves.”
I like it.
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Ok, so other than anonymously post cynical messages on a message board, what do YOU intend to do then if the U.S. Supreme Court upholds the federal appeals court’s heinous and atrocious ruling?
Be “mad as hell” like the rest of the country and do absolutely nothing, which began with federal farming laws.
Pray tell, how?
The difficulty in opposing such a law with civil disobedience is that it is something most people will do anyway, and the providers will comply.
Time you little people be brought to heel.
You’ll pay your taxes and smile while doing it.
Have a nice day.
/sarc(?)
The US Supreme Court is full of lower court cases like these that have been overturned...
Bush is among the worst presidents in American history, that is a fact.
Well, now, that's just silly. And ill informed as well.
President Bush has been given awards by conservative judicial watch groups for his stellar judicial choices.
(btw, do you write for the NYTimes by any chance? I believe that they say he was the 'worst President ever' too. Are you sure that President Bush is the one who's a 'piece of crap?').
It's getting tough to remember...
We are slaves.
Well, 10 of the 15 6th Circuit judges were appointed by Reagan, GHW Bush or GW Bush (8 of them by the latter), so even if the pending Obama nominee is confirmed before the en banc hearing, there would be 10 GOP-appointed judges to 6 Democrat-appointed judges. Of course, one of the GW Bush-appointed judges already ruled that the individual mandate does not violate Congress’s powers under the Commerce Clause, so we pretty much start off 9-6 (or 9-7 if the Obama nominee gets confirmed soon) advantage. I find it absurd that a judge would rule that Congress can force Americans to purchse a product from a third party (as opposed to merely making it a condition in order to attain some privilege), but obviously there are a lot of stupid judges out there, so I’m not comfortable making any predictions.
I have a better idea. Come April 15th, a few million of us simply refuse to file and send the bastards any more of OUR money.
CUT THEM OFF AT THE KNEES, JUST LIKE THEY HAVE DONE TO US!
That part is coming, my FRiend,soon after obamacare is fully implemented,you will be notified to report to a physician's office.Once you are there, they will take your blood pressure, body weight/mass and refer their results to a chart that is calibrated according to height. A few dys later, you will receiv a notice in the mail as to what foods and in what quantity you are authorized to purchase. Unauthorized purchases will not be allowed.
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