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The Spectacle Blog
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has said he expects to have a decision on Monday on his state’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the national health care law’s individual mandate.
The Virginia suit is one of the two main legal challenges to ObamaCare, the other one is led by Florida and involves 19 other states.
“We have been advised by the court that we will get a ruling on HC midday on Monday,” Cuccinelli wrote on Twitter. “Stay tuned!”
Opponents of ObamaCare have been hopeful, because in his August ruling allowing the case to proceed, U.S. District Court Judge Henry Hudson, an appointee of George W. Bush, embraced the argument that ObamaCare represents a novel use of the Commerce Clause that has yet to be considered by the courts.
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Curtis Rasmussen| 12.10.10 @ 5:55PM
In this case 'novel' means invalid.
Reaganite Republican | 12.10.10 @ 6:08PM
Dead meat lol
Lullabys, Legends and Lies| 12.10.10 @ 6:28PM
I going to pray for Judge Henry Hudson soul this weekend, and for his definition of the word "novel". I hope novel mean unconstitutional to him, otherwise his soul is lost forever, and we take yet another step away from the Constitution into Tyranny.
Did anybody see Ken Cuccinelli being interviewed by Chris Matthews the other day? Yeah, I know, that's a stupid question, because his ratings prove that almost nobody's watching Chris anymore. But I checked it out, and MR Cuccinelli pissed Chris off so much (because he knows what the hell he's talking about), that Chrissy cut the interview off way before he normally would when he's winning an argument. He was trying to box him into a corner, to make him sound like a right-wing nut, but MR Cuccinelli wouldn't let him get away with it, so Chris pulled the plug (Chicken Crap!!). Then after the interview was over, Chris talked some more crap, in a desperate attempt to prove the point that he couldn't prove during the interview. How's that tingly leg feeling Chrissy? It's probably just a blood clot in your leg, that's going to break free one of these days, and cause you to have a stroke!! But I wouldn't worry about it too much, I'm sure you'll be fine!!
jstwndring| 12.11.10 @ 12:41AM
A side benefit to having this monstrosity ripped out totally and completely by the courts would be to then see Matthews and the other idiots on the left lose their collective minds as they go ballistic over the decision. Could be lots of fun. Hope it happens.
Occam's Tool| 12.10.10 @ 9:15PM
I imagine he's going to rule "invalid." This will allow the Supreme Court to evaluate and rule on this; hopefully, they will teach Congressmen to read bills before they vote on them.
Nancy Pelosi| 12.12.10 @ 1:19AM
Are you serious?
Oldefarte| 12.12.10 @ 10:07AM
Yes, AND DON'T CALL HIM NANCY!!!!!
Kent Lyon| 12.10.10 @ 11:06PM
We don't need any judge to tell us whether the Commerce Clause allows Congress to mandate the purchase of health insurance. Everyone who is sane recognizes that it does not, in any way, shape, or form. That we continue the charade of legal challenge to something that is so obviously preposterous is an indication that collectively we have gone completely mad.
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Reaganite Republican | 12.11.10 @ 5:17PM
LOL x 100
hsr0601| 12.12.10 @ 7:44AM
The Republicans are the ultimate hypocrites!
How do we pay for health care reform ?
** How do you pay for tax cuts for the wealthy ?
1. First attempt : threatening Social Security and Medicare Cut through the deficit panel.
2. Second attempt : holding the desperate Hostage, say, by the Ransom.
3. Kick the campaign pledge of spending cut, deficit reduction down the road.
4. Don't ask don't tell us about the tax giveaway spree, it's our holy grail.
** Inaction cost, $9trillion over the next decade, ((Some of CBO analysis : While the costs of the financial bailouts and economic stimulus bills are staggering, they are only a fraction of the coming costs from Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Over the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that each year Medicaid will expand by 7 percent, Medicare by 6 percent, and Social Security by 5 percent. These programs face a 75-year shortfall of $43 trillion--60 times greater than the gross cost of the $700 billion TARP financial bailout)).
Over the duration of healthcare debate, using the preliminary cost analysis of CBO, the reps opposed the public option stubbornly, but after the release of final score, they have been defiant on the referee.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that :
Inaction cost in relation to health care reform totals $9trillion over the next decade.
Reform will reduce the federal deficit by $143 billion over the next 10 years and as much as $1 trillion during the following decade.
Occam's Tool| 12.13.10 @ 1:42AM
hsr0601,
the idea behind tax cuts is this: keeping money in private hands will stimulate the economy to the point that increased government revenues will come in, EVEN WITH, OR ESPECIALLY BECAUSE, the tax rates are lower. This will allow greater revenues overall when taxes are decreased. The problem with lower taxes is NOT input, but output.
((A (base GDP) + S*A (S = percentage of increase in GDP when taxes are lowered)*H (35% tax rate) is greater than (A *T (39.5% tax rate).
Oldefarte| 12.12.10 @ 10:08AM
I'm hopeful, but not very confident. I'm afraid that the one and only solution to this wealth redistribution known as Obamacare is through his defeat in 2012 and legislative repeal thereafter!!!!
Mimi| 12.13.10 @ 10:01AM
No one can predict what any given Judge will do....But here is a MOTHERS logic. With the last name of Hudson, it was most likely a Patriotic mother would name her son...HENRY after the famous discoverer of the Hudson River!!!
She had numerous names to pick from. This Judge....Henry Hudson must know 60% of the people want this "BAD BILL" repealed! Plus 72% of Americans think Obama is LIBERAL . Not that the "WILL" matters but the LAW and the CONSTITUTION is what really counts. I say, before this day is done....Henry will rule to throw this crooked health care law into the DUST-BIN of HISTORY..... God I can only HOPE!!!