Posted on 06/07/2012 10:48:18 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Sebelius: ‘We’ll be ready’ if Supreme Court strikes healthcare law By Elise Viebeck - 06/07/12 11:53 AM ET
President Obama's top health official told an audience Thursday that the administration will be prepared to react if the Supreme Court strikes down its healthcare reform law.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said she is "confident and optimistic" that the high court will uphold the law, but added "we'll be ready for contingencies" if it does not.
The remark, at a White House town hall on women's health, comes as the president and Democrats brace themselves for the court's decision, which is expected by the end of the month.
A report last week said Obama has privately expressed concerns he could have to revisit healthcare issues in a second term — an attitude that contradicts the confidence he's expressed publicly that the court will rule in the law's favor.
"Frankly, we're just working as hard as we possibly can to get ready for 2014," when new portions of the law will be implemented, Sebelius told the friendly audience Thursday.
"It's best to anticipate that the law is fully constitutional. ... Some of the deadlines are pretty daunting," she said.
The ruling could come at 10 a.m. on any business day before the end of June, when the Supreme Court will finish its session.
Sebelius called healthcare reform "the most important women's health law in at least 50 years" — on par with Medicare.
"We've been talking to women throughout the country about the Affordable Care Act and about how this law is already impacting their lives," she said. "What the law meant for them is peace of mind.
"Whatever the circumstances … care will be there. Affordable prices will be there. Coverage will be there that you need."
“Sebelius called healthcare reform “the most important women’s health law in at least 50 years” — on par with Medicare. “
What a pantload.
“So is Obama going to declare a national emergency and institute martial law? I know he’s looking for an excuse.”
I hope so...so we can finally start the “party”. We are so looong overdue.
No, the IRS people are a stodgy lot, but they’’ll need a statutory authority to do anything. He’d have to work around the IRS. Good luck with that. Not gonna happen. He needs the legislation.
Chances aren't good...you would get one now.
You will have that “health care women need”...ie, abortion and birth control. But heaven help you if you need chemotherapy or heart surgery. You won’t get it.
You mean I am paying for Sandra Flukes contraceptives. Haven’t needed them in over 30 years. We made sure that was taken care of. ;)
The fallout from such a move would be unbelievable.
With bullets and drones...or so they think anyway.
or implement it via executive order
You have to remember that maybe half the population doesn’t understand why the Constitution is relevant anymore. All they know is that its some pesky document standing in the way of their free stuff.
President Andrew Jackson probably never really said: “John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!” But now Obama is ready to try that bluff. Thank God that the community organizer is so inept; he has no chance of successfully finessing a Supreme Court smack-down.
And if Obama loses the election in November he will ignore that too. He will try to stay in the White house as long as he can moving from room to room until he is forcibly removed from the premises.
Its called the Chavez model.
Hugo is hero to these people with the way he leveraged crisis to keep his power.
Obama doesn’t know what he’s doing....
gotta acknowledge funny and that was funny. True but funny!
So, the answer to your question: Is there ever anything that is good for straight, white, employed, males? is NO according to the pathetic Sebelious who probably only knows the pitiful female wreckage of totally dependent brain dead liberal women--the Flucke model.
Normal women with functional minds and healthy psyches are not among her acquaintances. Most women have all or some subset of fathers, brothers, uncles, husbands and sons.
Most women don't want to sacrifice those loved ones for frightened little female wrecks who will have nervous breakdowns if they don't get their free rubbers and pills (not to mention getting to kill their babies).
I want all the damned-eternally, nobama minions to be shackled, in orange jumpsuits, breaking concrete in the hot sun for the rest of their worthless lives. That would be some justice for their anti-Free-America BS. How dare they do what they are doing to this wonderful country.
Actually, I sort of hope he does declare martial law. Then I can directly disobey the traitor.
Your contingency is to eat dirt, witch.
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