March 28, 2012 – 2:56 pm
An interesting point raised by SCOTUS blog The Supreme Court spent 91 minutes Wednesday operating on the assumption that it would strike down the key feature of the new health care law, but may have convinced itself in the end not to do that because of just how hard it would be to decide what to […]
March 28, 2012 – 8:09 am
After a horrendous day for Obamacare’s chief council in front of the Supreme Court, one in which the far left justices had to remind him of his talking points, liberal supporters of this unconstitutional extension of the Central Government’s power are desperately reaching for any rationale to shift blame. Here’s James Carville “I think this […]
March 27, 2012 – 9:41 am
Monday was the preliminarily remarks, attempting to set certain boundaries and assess a few basic questions. Politico provides 5 takeaways, which include The feds’ taxing power argument may be D.O.A. The justices don’t seem willing to let the Obama administration have it both ways on the tax argument — a point that one of the […]
March 26, 2012 – 8:42 am
That’s right, today is the day the oral arguments start over the constitutionality of Affordable Care Act. Perhaps they should start with the name, since the legislation is anything but affordable. Anyhow, the NY Times points out that day 1 will be excruciatingly boring, as it will be a discussion over whether the High Court […]
March 25, 2012 – 8:20 am
They’re just “challenging everything you know”, and essentially proving you, meaning those who understand Obamacare, rather than simply being cheerleaders for a bill you didn’t read, 100% correct (WP) 1. The “individual mandate†forces everyone to buy health insurance. The law states that, beginning in 2014, individuals must ensure that they and their dependents are […]
March 23, 2012 – 8:30 am
With Obamacare, the 100% Democrats who wrote this intrusive and hated law forgot to put severability within, and there has been much discussion, even within court cases, that if the mandate to purchase health insurance or pay a fine/tax goes down, so does the whole bill. The DOJ accidentally makes a mistake in arguing that […]
March 22, 2012 – 10:14 am
He hasn’t been too excited to discuss it in public, either, mostly mentioning it during fundraisers with the 1%, who can already afford really good insurance plans. He rather failed to discuss it during the State Of The Union. He avoided the subject during the run up to the 2010 midterms. He must really be […]
March 17, 2012 – 8:02 am
Far left liberal blogs, pundits, and elected lawmakers may think that the GOP opposition to the HHS contraception, sterilization, and abortifacient mandate on religious organizations is a “war on women”, but, even HHS and the Obama admin are starting to realize that the longer this debate goes on, the more the American public will come […]
March 16, 2012 – 11:12 am
Fortunately, Obama is using tons of taxpayer money to defend a law that most taxpayers hate (The Hill) The Obama administration has shifted its legal arguments as it prepares to defend the president’s healthcare law before the Supreme Court. Some legal experts say the shift could steer the case in a direction that would make […]
March 14, 2012 – 6:24 am
Reuters is spinning hard, but, can’t quite get away from the dismal numbers, written to be as confusing as possible. The Washington Examiner’s Philip Klein is having none of it President Obama’s national health care law will cost $1.76 trillion over a decade, according to a new projection released today by the Congressional Budget Office, […]
