Posted on 06/27/2012 9:44:35 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
They are doing it now because there is a law on the books that says they have to. If the Court strikes it down, there will be no law. Unless Obama can find a way into intimidating them into complying (and no, I wouldn't put it past him), they can tell him to go pound sand. Likewise, the States can tell him to shove it. He may be able to get away with dictating by executive order on immigration because the enforcement agency works for him, but private insurers, hospitals,and States do not. It's time for all parties concerned to start putting their collective foot down.
“Of course. There is no doubt whatsoever he will. He said he didnt have the authority to act on the Dream Act without Congress,,,then went right ahead and did just that. He will ignore the SC also.”
You are right. When the court said Arizona could question people they suspected were illegal, Obama had an order ready to go to order ICE, Homeland Security, not to answer calls from Arizona regarding whether or not someone was illegal.
That was shocking, so I have no doubt he is ready to order something if his mandate to buy health insurance is revoked by the court.
He simply doesn’t care about the court or the consitution - he’s going to do what he wants and to hell with the people of the US.
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This makes perfect sense. Obama would be a fool to use an EO to reinstate that which the SC strikes down should they actually do that. Why alienate so many people just before an election when, if he wins he can do it immediately afterward and if loses the next president will simply unwind it anyway.
Of course, the confidence was quite shaken by the SB1070 vote! - the SB1070 cave by the SC, while knowing that the president would disrespect their decision, shows how complacent the justices are.
I say based on the 1070 vote, it’s a toss up tomorrow - leaning toward Obamacare being narrowly upheld.
Of course they’ll cave. They’ll punt the majority of it and only rule on the individual mandate, leaving the gigantic bureaucracy that will slowly crush us out of existence anyway.
Well, I don’t have an insurance carrier, I’m self pay.
I’m not certian how either of my doctors would react to such an order form the president, but they are both ex military conservatives, I expect they may both close their practices.
If worse comes to worse, I’ll stop going to the doctor and die when God calls me home.
Actually, right now, the law has been declared unconstitutional by a lower court. IIRC, zero said they were implementing it ANYWAY pending the SCOTUS decision...but technically they are in violation of the law.
I hope he does not pull that executive order stunt...hate to have to get irritated with my doc.
The house will never fund his EO he can try whatever but it will end up with a fight right back at the SC where they will not look kindly upon Obama ‘s over reach.IMHO the whole thing since it has no severability clause is gone if one part is struck.
This IMHO is going to be Obama’s very terrible week.First today a Florida court rules that Florida will proceed with the voter purge mandated by federal law.Tomorrow comes the HC decision and also the contempt vote.I bet when we see him on Friday he will be a screatching maniac!
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