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I hate to disagree with my friend Ross Kaminsky again, but I think IPAB absolutely must be repealed. Why? Because it is unconstitutional — and no matter what other considerations apply, that which is unconstitutional should not be allowed to stand. And we shouldn’t wait for the courts to declare it unconstitutional ; it is the province of Congress, too, to correct a constitutional error of its own making.
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Clint| 3.2.12 @ 12:32PM
"In a day, we could do that tomorrow, " claimed Ron Paul, speaking to Judge Napolitano of Freedom Watch, about whether Congress can rescind the decision of Secretary of Health, Kathleen Sebelious, to create death panels. Elaborating on the process, Ron explained " the day we get sworn in, we could just pass a law. Of course it would have to be passed through the Senate and the President sign it. But we could, you know, resist and say we won't endorse any bill that money would be used for this reason."
"So," Paul continued, " the House could, in many ways, block it by refusing to pay those particular fees for that kind of fees for those kinds of consultations."
Oldefarte| 3.2.12 @ 9:20PM
Oh excrement, MEDIA MATTERS BOY is baaaaack [although absent his/their '''''ISRAEL FIRSTER''''' BS]!!!!!!!
Stan Redmond| 3.2.12 @ 12:36PM
Well Quinn,
There doesn't seem to be much concern for the constitution ANYWHERE in the federal government right now. ESPECIALLY when it comes to Obamacare.
Mike 3/505| 3.2.12 @ 12:41PM
Quinn,
This could be a Gentlemen can agree to disagree moment. I line up with Ross on this one. If we repeal just the most blatantly illegal stuff, what remains are the still unconstitutional, yet politically and emotionally correct ones. I am thinking about the pre-existing conditions part. That one will never get repealed unless the whole bill is repealed en toto. Too many people are willing to force a private company make a sucker bet.
Regards,
Mike
Mike 3/505| 3.2.12 @ 12:42PM
Sorry...Quin, only one "n."
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smitty41| 3.2.12 @ 1:04PM
Quin,
while your point may be logical, it is too narrow in scope and Ross made the argument that the entire thing needs repeal not just certain portions as mittens likes to say keep the good parts, the whole thing needs to go
JJ| 3.2.12 @ 2:09PM
Its much too subtle. It's like saying lets continue to ruin the economy so that we have a better chance to win in November.
ConservativeDC| 3.2.12 @ 1:06PM
If liberals insist on IPAB, require every IPAB member to be a licensed MD and P E R S O N A L L Y subject to malpractice suits for IPAB decisions.
Mike 3/505| 3.2.12 @ 1:17PM
YES!
Nite| 3.2.12 @ 7:44PM
Won't do much good because the people Obama is appointing all love the British Healthcare System who kills off people all the time, both young and old.
JJ| 3.2.12 @ 2:08PM
Is it also unconstitutional to fabricate your birth certificate?
JJ| 3.2.12 @ 2:10PM
What I want is an IPAB that limits all lawyer fees to 50 dollars an hour.
RJ| 3.2.12 @ 2:14PM
“It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of the President to decide upon the constitutionality of any bill or resolution which may be presented to them for passage or approval as it is of the supreme judges when it may be brought before them for judicial decision. The opinion of the judges has no more authority over Congress than the opinion of Congress has over the judges, and on that point the President is independent of both. The authority of the Supreme Court must not therefore, be permitted to control the Congress or the Executive when acting in their legislative capacities, but to have only such influence as the force of their reasoning may deserve.” - President Andrew Jackson’s veto message regarding extending the charter of the Second Bank of the United States, 1832 (page 63 of The Constitution in Congress, Democrats and Whigs -1829-1861, by the late David Currie, who held the Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law Chair at the University of Chicago.
Quartermaster| 3.2.12 @ 7:46PM
About 98% of what FedGov does is unconstitutional. So where are you going to draw the line. Any president that has any respect for the constitution will shut down most of FedGov. If it has nothing to do with Foreign Relations, War, or interstate commerce, then FedGov has no authority to legislate on it. Obamacare is a pimple on the posterior of the US by comparison. It's just the final straw.