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Why should Congress get special exemption under Obamacare?
Washington Examiner ^ | 9/26/2013 | BYRON YORK

Posted on 09/26/2013 6:22:41 PM PDT by markomalley

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To: markomalley

Some people are more equal than others.


21 posted on 09/26/2013 7:35:07 PM PDT by OKCharles
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To: markomalley

Make sure the Supremes (especially Chief Justice Roberts) have to go on the exchanges along with everyone else. I wonder how Ruth Buzzy will fare under the Sebilius exchange.


22 posted on 09/26/2013 7:54:12 PM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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To: eyeamok
"ALL PUBLIC SERVANTS AND ALL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES IN EVERY STATE to enroll in OBAMACARE"

"Vitter hasn't exactly thrilled his collegues. There has been a lot of pushback behind the scenes, including from many republicans."

NO EXEMPTIONS FOR ANYONE.

And we want the names of any RINOS trying to get out of Obamacare.(No wonder they won't do anything to try and stop it from being inflicted on the people- it's not like it effects them.)

23 posted on 09/26/2013 8:02:56 PM PDT by Pajamajan (Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
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To: markomalley

They shouldn’t!!!


24 posted on 09/26/2013 8:15:34 PM PDT by mtnwmn (Liberalism leads to Socialism)
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To: markomalley

I am surprised nobody has challenged all these waivers as being unconstitutional under the equal protection clause. It was originally meant for civil rights claims and cases but has since been used for many non-civil rights cases.


25 posted on 09/26/2013 9:05:48 PM PDT by biff (WAS)
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To: RoseofTexas

MAKE DC LISTEN: TELL YOUR SENATORS TO OPPOSE CLOTURE ON H.J. RES 59
We must oppose cloture on H. J. Res. 59, so that Harry Reid and Senate Democrats cannot sneak in funding for Obamacare. We need you to call your Senators right now: tell them to oppose cloture on H.J. Res 59 and remind them that a vote for cloture IS a for funding Obamacare.

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Now that we have your attention, you sorry US Senators, keep in mind that we will replace you with those who will gladly correct your errors - - - .

So, scrub and clean by 2014 !

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Jeff Sessions
Marco Rubio
Pat Roberts
David Vitter
Jim Inhofe
Tim Scott
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Mike Lee
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Rand Paul had been on this list, but it looks like he has backed off. CALL HIS OFFICE!


26 posted on 09/26/2013 9:20:45 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Traitor John Roberts' Commune-Style Obama'care' violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: biff

The Obama Administration has already handed out 111 Obamacare waivers to U.S. companies. Unfortunately, if you’re a small business or don’t have connections you can’t get a waiver for your company. And there are some select groups who are exempt (Prisoners, illegal aliens, and foreign nationals, Amish, Mennonites, Scientologists and some Muslims). Even members of Congress are exempt from the Health Care Law, the very same law that they, themselves, passed. Waivers and exemptions to certain groups of people negate equal protection under the law. It is for these reasons that this law violates the Constitution and should be overturned.

HR3590 has more than 2000 pages but here is a summary, only 49 pages…..
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR03590:@@@D&summ2=3&;

In the HR3590 summary, the words “Requires the Secretary” (of DHS) appear 98 times and “Directs the Secretary” appears 64 times. “Authorizes the Secretary” appears 30 times. The law gives a tremendous amount of power to one individual, Kathleen Sebelius, who “serves only at the will of the President” and was NOT elected by We, the People. It is Congress who makes the laws, NOT Katleen Sebelius and Not Barack Obama.

The Democrat Congress passed Obamacare and gave the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) free reign to do whatever it damn well pleases. Obamacare is making determinations as to what taxes citizens are required to pay. That too is the Constitutional responsibility given to Congress. Has Congress relinquished its Constitutional responsibility when it passed Obamacare? If so, they better take it back before it’s too late. This law clearly violates the Constitution separation of powers.


27 posted on 09/26/2013 9:21:28 PM PDT by Jonah Vark (Any 5th grader knows that the Constitution declares the separation of powers.)
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To: markomalley
They claim this is the 'law of the land' but the are exempt from this law?

This was the basis for the American Revolution, one group making laws for another and not being subject to the same laws.

28 posted on 09/26/2013 10:53:13 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: fortheDeclaration

“Why should Congress get special exemption under Obamacare?”....

None of those ba$tards in Washington should be given exemption for odumbocare or any other law. They work for US.


29 posted on 09/27/2013 3:26:11 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: markomalley

Brain Drain?

That’s a hoot right there


30 posted on 09/27/2013 3:38:42 AM PDT by Rome2000 (THE WASHINGTONIANS AND UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE ARE THE ENEMY -ROTATE THE CAPITAL AMONGST THE STATES)
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To: markomalley

How can obamacare be the “law of the land” if the congress exempts itself? and hosts of other special interest groups?
why can exemptions from the “law” be directed by unilateral fiat from the WH?

the lib answers to these questions should be relentlessly pursued by the GOP in press conferences and talk shows


31 posted on 09/27/2013 4:02:19 AM PDT by silverleaf (Going to war without the French is like going hunting without an accordion.)
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