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Health law faces its biggest test
Politico ^ | 3/11/2012 | Jennifer Haberkorn

Posted on 03/13/2012 8:02:57 AM PDT by mykroar

In two weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court takes up the case that could lead to the biggest “I told you so” of 2012.

The challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care reform law will result in the court either upholding it — giving bragging rights to Obama and congressional Democrats — or finding major pieces of it unconstitutional, setting off a political earthquake that would vindicate Republicans and conservative groups.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/73864.html#ixzz1p0dOPaW3

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: healthcare; protest; rally; supremecourt
“It’s a very, very earthshaking, pivotal decision that has to come down,” Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, told POLITICO. “I’m hopeful they’ll find it unconstitutional and send us back to the drawing table to come up with a better bill without all the controversy.”

Why, Orrin, if the court does what they should - do we need to try a dredge up a new health care debacle?

1 posted on 03/13/2012 8:03:05 AM PDT by mykroar
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To: mykroar

*** In two weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court takes up the case that could lead to the biggest “I told you so” of 2012. ***

The fix is in on this one. Dems fell on their sword to get it in place. Traitors crashed their careers. Secretly, Republicans want this bill in place as much as the Democrats do.

The SC will either rule it constitutional, or will require minor tweaks. Obamacare will not be dismantled.


2 posted on 03/13/2012 8:06:49 AM PDT by brownsfan (Aldous Huxley and Mike Judge were right.)
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To: mykroar
Anybody want to guess how many conservative judges will live through this?

I'm quite serious.

Brietbart was "Vince Fostered". A whole helicopter-load of Navy SEALs were offed. Anybody who gets in 0bama's way is in very serious danger.

3 posted on 03/13/2012 8:08:13 AM PDT by backwoods-engineer (I will vote against ANY presidential candidate who had non-citizen parents.)
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To: brownsfan

“The fix is in on this one. Dems fell on their sword to get it in place. Traitors crashed their careers. Secretly, Republicans want this bill in place as much as the Democrats do.”

I agree. Both parties benefit from “big government.”


4 posted on 03/13/2012 8:12:06 AM PDT by Fu-fu2
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To: brownsfan
Secretly, Republicans want this bill in place as much as the Democrats do.

Why else do you think Romney is the 'inevitable' candidate?

5 posted on 03/13/2012 8:17:27 AM PDT by sportutegrl
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To: mykroar

Wall Street and multinational corporations want to eliminate the cost of employee health care. Obamacare is the first step toward a single payer system funded through taxes. No matter how much the protest, the Republicans are in on this game. Notice the Boehner Congress has done nothing to stop the funding of Obamacare even though the House controls appropriation of funds.

The Court will likely approve Obamacare. In 2014 employers will start ending their company health plans finding it less costly to pay the $2000 per employee fine to the government than administering a health insurance program fo employees. The employees will go to the private market where they will be shocked at cost of health care no longer subsidized by thei employers. Of course Obamacare requires them to buy insurance and the Dems will gladly tell all of these outraged citizens the insurance companies and their evil employers are taking advantage of them. This can all be fixed by moving to a government controlled single payer system funded by taxes on the rich and evil corporations. Congress will run to pass a single payer system.


6 posted on 03/13/2012 8:24:56 AM PDT by Soul of the South (When times are tough the tough get going.)
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To: mykroar

This case is more important than Plessy V. Ferguson.

Plessy merely argued whether people could be segregated.

0bamaCare presumes government ownership rights of your labor, i.e. the reintroduction of SLAVERY.


7 posted on 03/13/2012 8:29:06 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (FOCUS ON FACTS: 0bamaCare Hated. Worst Recovery. Failed Stimulus. Worst Deficits.)
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To: mykroar
We need a new health care debate because we cannot continue with the present system that will bankrupt this country.


8 posted on 03/13/2012 8:35:25 AM PDT by kabar
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To: mykroar

Between Kooky Kagan and that wise-ass Latina twat, along with finger-in-the-wind Kennedy, there is no telling what could happen.

My prediction?

We The People and our Republic will continue to be screwed by the institutional fascists running this illicit regime.


9 posted on 03/13/2012 8:37:01 AM PDT by mkjessup (Jimmy Carter is the Skidmark in the panties of American history, 0bama is the yellow stain in front!)
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To: brownsfan

If Obamacare is found constitutional, this Republic is finished. Not only will Obamacare bankrupt the country, but it will also make the Consititution irrelevant. If both parties want this then this country is not worth preserving.


10 posted on 03/13/2012 8:38:32 AM PDT by kabar
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To: brownsfan

“Secretly, Republicans want this bill in place as much as the Democrats do.”

Huh? So by Republicans, you probably mean establishment Republicans. Those Republicans that support mittens, the guy that devised romneycare, the prototype for 0-care? So the establishment Republicans want a guy who pretty much agrees with hussein on health care to rally the public against 0-care?


11 posted on 03/13/2012 8:53:24 AM PDT by grumpygresh (Democrats delenda est; zero sera dans l'enfer bientot.)
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To: brownsfan

“Secretly, Republicans want this bill in place as much as the Democrats do.”

Huh? So by Republicans, you probably mean establishment Republicans. Those Republicans that support mittens, the guy that devised romneycare, the prototype for 0-care? So the establishment Republicans want a guy who pretty much agrees with hussein on health care to rally the public against 0-care?


12 posted on 03/13/2012 8:53:43 AM PDT by grumpygresh (Democrats delenda est; zero sera dans l'enfer bientot.)
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To: kabar

If it’s upheld,
there is NOTHING the fedgov can’t control about your life,

because everything you do could be shown to affect the public medical system.


13 posted on 03/13/2012 8:56:03 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: mykroar

It’s really pathetic that Politico couches this situation in terms of Democrats vs. Republicans, when in fact, the Supreme Court’s decision will decide whether or not we the people remain nominally free for a bit longer, or whether we’ll be subjugated to fascist Marxism and either slowly crumble or suddenly collapse from total subjugation by an all-controlling, all-powerful behemoth that now has not only the right to expand the money supply until it becomes valueless, but also will then have the power to demand that we the people purchase any product or service they deem “necessary”, and furthermore purchase said products and/or services from their crony “capitalists” of choice. Absolute power breeds absolute corruption, and that’s what the Supreme Court will really be deciding with this case.


14 posted on 03/13/2012 9:19:16 AM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: MrB
If it’s upheld, there is NOTHING the fedgov can’t control about your life, because everything you do could be shown to affect the public medical system.

Like firearms because treating gunshot wounds costs X billions per year (including military gunshots).

15 posted on 03/13/2012 9:25:24 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (When religions have to beg the gov't for a waiver, we are already under socialism.)
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To: Fu-fu2
I agree. Both parties benefit from “big government.”

Which is exactly why they are shoving Romney down our throats. I detest the GOPe.

16 posted on 03/13/2012 9:30:38 AM PDT by houeto (Mitt Romney - A Whiter Shade of FAIL)
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To: mykroar
Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, told POLITICO. “I’m hopeful they’ll find it unconstitutional and send us back to the drawing table to come up with a better bill without all the controversy.”

No, Senator Hatch, we need LESS government in health care, overall, we don't need another round of tinkering with a new bill.

17 posted on 03/13/2012 10:06:00 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ

Video explaining the tyranny of Obamacare everyone should watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=HcBaSP31Be8&vg=medium


18 posted on 03/20/2012 5:03:26 AM PDT by Broker (Talaga!)
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