Posted on 06/25/2015 10:27:30 AM PDT by Isara
Releases statement on King v. Burwell
HOUSTON, Texas — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement regarding the Supreme Courts decision on King v. Burwell:
“Todays decision in King v. Burwell is judicial activism, plain and simple. For the second time in just a few years, a handful of unelected judges has rewritten the text of Obamacare in order to impose this failed law on millions of Americans. The first time, the Court ignored federal law and magically transformed a statutory ‘penalty’ into a ‘tax.’ Today, these robed Houdinis transmogrified a ‘federal exchange’ into an exchange ‘established by the State.’
“As Justice Scalia rightfully put it, ‘Words no longer have meaning if an Exchange that is not established by a State is established by the State.” He also said, ‘We should start calling this law SCOTUSCare’ I agree.
“If this were a bankruptcy case, or any other case of ordinary statutory interpretation, the result would have been 9-0, with the Court unanimously reversing the Obama administrations illegal actions. But instead, politics intervened.
“For nakedly political reasons, the Supreme Court willfully ignored the words that Congress wrote, and instead read into the law their preferred policy outcome. These judges have joined with President Obama in harming millions of Americans. Unelected judges have once again become legislators, and bad ones at that. They are lawless, and they hide their prevarication in legalese. Our government was designed to be one of laws, not of men, and this transparent distortion is disgraceful.
“At the same time, crocodile tears are flooding our nations capital today over the Supreme Courts decision to illegally rewrite Obamacare, which has been a disaster since its inception. But one day of faux outrage from the Washington Cartel wont fool the millions of courageous conservatives across our country. They know the Republican leadership in Washington is quietly celebrating the Courts decision. If they believe this issue is now settled so they dont have to address it, they are sorely mistaken.
“Every GOP candidate for the Republican nomination should know that this decision makes the 2016 election a referendum on the full repeal of Obamacare.
“I have made repeal of this disastrous law a top priority since the first day I arrived in the Senate and have made its repeal central to my campaign. Any candidate not willing to do the sameand campaign on it every dayshould step aside.
“The Court adopted the IRSs blatantly unlawful reading of the statute to make subsidies available to individuals on federal exchanges, when Congress expressly provided the opposite.
“After todays ruling, Obamacare will now be responsible for imposing illegal taxes on more than 11 million individuals and for burdening hundreds of thousands of businesses with illegal penalties on their workers, killing jobs, and further slowing economic growth. President Obamas health care law remains deeply unpopular and is harming countless Americans by increasing costs and worsening the quality of care.
“I remain fully committed to the repeal of Obamacareevery single word of it. And, in 2017, we will do exactly that.”
I’m so sick of that lame GOPe excuse.
I suspect that Senator Lee took the fall that allowed Ted Cruz to change his vote on trade, but Cruz is still the best we have and Walker too. I think Jindal is sincere, but who can win?
I’m so disgusted today, I’m almost ready to say “Go Donald!”
“They are fully, completely, depraved and corrupt.
What else is there really to say?”
They make good roads?
It’s the old lawyer joke:
What do you call all of the US government at the bottom of the ocean?
bump
Republican governance?
Absurd. Not saying don’t do it if elected, but the fastest way to NOT winning the WH is to do that.
There is SO much more to talk about that might actually get us there and that is not it.
I was at an appointment, earlier, and CNN was on, in lobby. They were ecstatic over this ruling....playing a continuous loop of ONE guy holding an OCommie sign, cheering. Pathetic!!
Precisely!
What is the difference between a dead dog in the middle of the road and a dead politician?
They’re skid marks in front of the dog.
Why don’t you think about getting together a group of people who dislike the same things you do. It appears there are many. You could call it the “Apolitical Party.”
It’s worth a try and maybe you will feel better about things.
“Words no longer have meaning if an Exchange that is not established by a State is established by the State’.
The importance of that sentence cannot be underestimated. What the ruling has done is repeal the 10th Amendment, destroyed the rule of law and established a dictatorship.
The first shot of CWII has been fired. Two choices: A) fight back with every fiber of your being or B) enjoy your chains and go back to watching TV.
Good statement.
This will probably go a long ways towards Cruz regaining the support be lost with TPA.
:>)
I have a serious question. If Cruz can't keep his original supporters, what's the point of his campaign?
I'm saying this as a person who hasn't given up on him, but is going to ask tough questions. "blah, blah, blah" does not gain your cause friends.
Follow in your book and repeat after me as we learn our next important lesson in government:
“They are all a lying POS”
When does the New Season of Silicon Valley start?
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