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Boehner: House GOP files Obamacare suit
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/21/politics/house-gop-sue-the-president-over-obamacare/index.html?hpt=hp_ ^ | 11-21-2014 | Deirdre Walsh and Dana Bash

Posted on 11/21/2014 9:22:23 AM PST by tcrlaf

House Speaker John Boehner said Friday he has sued the Obama Administration in federal court over its decisions to make changes to the President's health care law, which congressional Republicans argue were unconstitutional.

The move was expected for months -- the GOP-controlled House of Representatives voted to approve the lawsuit in July. But Boehner had trouble retaining a law firm that would take the case because of the political furor over the controversial health care law.

"Time after time, the President has chosen to ignore the will of the American people and re-write federal law on his own without a vote of Congress. That's not the way our system of government was designed to work," Boehner said in statement on Friday.

He added, "if this President can get away with making his own laws, future presidents will have the ability to as well. The House has an obligation to stand up for the Constitution, and that is exactly why we are pursuing this course of action."

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: boenher; johnboehner; lawsuit; obama; obamacare; ohio; speakerboehner
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Apparently, the delay is because they haven't been able to find a firm willing to take the lawsuit.

This is ENTIRELY BELIEVABLE, given the current fascist climate in DC.

ANY firm that takes this case not only faces the risk of loss of business through lib boycotts, and potential IRS and DOJ attacks against the partners, but must consider the possibility of violence against themselves and their families by "crazy liberals", and the Soros-funded groups.

IT WAS THIS WAY IN 1930's GERNAMY TOO, FOLKS.

1 posted on 11/21/2014 9:22:23 AM PST by tcrlaf
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I bet Mark Levin’s firm would have taken it.


2 posted on 11/21/2014 9:24:45 AM PST by Parley Baer
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To: tcrlaf

Germany in the 1930’s too


3 posted on 11/21/2014 9:24:59 AM PST by KosmicKitty (Liberals claim to want to hear other views, but then are shocked to discover there are other views)
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"IT WAS THIS WAY IN 1930's GERNAMY TOO, FOLKS."

Isn't Gernamy near Farnce, Ploand, and Russai?

4 posted on 11/21/2014 9:25:13 AM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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NO STANDING when they will not use the power of the purse which the FOUNDERS SPECIFICALLY GAVE CONGRESS TO CHECK RUNAWAY DICK TATORS

GOP, just go away - I want to join the Levin/Palin/West party
5 posted on 11/21/2014 9:25:20 AM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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Oooooo, can a letter with stern language be far behind?


6 posted on 11/21/2014 9:25:37 AM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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The People’s House is under attack; each branch has its own Constitutional rules, and must protect them.

A lawsuit is just a way to ask the Judiciary if it wants to gang-up on the ‘Resident. It might, it might not. If it does, it will be awhile.

OTOH, the House has tools, if they just wouldn’t give them up and put them out of play.


7 posted on 11/21/2014 9:25:46 AM PST by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: Enterprise

Was it over when the Gernams bombed Pearl Harbor?


8 posted on 11/21/2014 9:26:09 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: KosmicKitty

It is time to go Cloward-Piven on Obola.

http://www.house.gov

http://www.senate.gov

Call and melt the phone lines.

Don’t moan about it here—let your reps know—especially the Dems—how you feel about EO Amnesty.

We heard from the Usurper in Chief last night.

Today, they need to hear from us.


9 posted on 11/21/2014 9:26:38 AM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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Crappy spelling.
Sorry....

Damn iPhone.


10 posted on 11/21/2014 9:29:11 AM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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Germans?

Forget it, he's rolling.
11 posted on 11/21/2014 9:29:56 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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Oooooo, can a letter with stern language be far behind?

And If Herr Obama ignores the first sternly worded letter, the GOPe in the House will follow up with a second such letter IN ALL CAPS!

12 posted on 11/21/2014 9:30:11 AM PST by Spartan79 (I view great cities as pestilential to the morals, the health, and the liberties of man. Jefferson)
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"Was it over when the Gernams bombed Pearl Harbor?"

I'm confused. I thought the Gernams bombed Minnie Pearl.

13 posted on 11/21/2014 9:30:16 AM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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Ohhh ..... that’s brutal, John, brutal. I am sure Obama is running for cover.

Oh yeah, John, what is your reply to Obama’s granting amnesty to 5 million illegals last night? Seems you should have seen that coming.


14 posted on 11/21/2014 9:30:20 AM PST by boycott
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The judges will rule against the house and then Boener will wonder why he didn’t take direct action

Defund

Impeach for all crimes


15 posted on 11/21/2014 9:30:55 AM PST by morphing libertarian
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I can't see how a respectable law firm would take on a case like this.

Congress -- especially now that the GOP will control both Houses -- has plenty of avenues to deal with ObamaCare without resorting to the Federal courts.

Congress has the legitimate authority to completely strip all funding from the Executive Branch of government, if they want to. This lawsuit is nothing more than a half-@ssed attempt by Republicans to deal with ObamaCare through the courts rather than do their 'effing jobs.

This case won't even get through one week in a Federal court.

16 posted on 11/21/2014 9:31:16 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("The ship be sinking.")
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I'm confused. I thought the Gernams bombed Minnie Pearl.

I thought it was Pearl Bailey.

17 posted on 11/21/2014 9:31:16 AM PST by dfwgator
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All I can say....about time. I guess he was tired of being shown up by the States.

I know it was not because he wanted to.


18 posted on 11/21/2014 9:31:38 AM PST by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it)
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To: dfwgator

Ah, thanks for clearing that up.


19 posted on 11/21/2014 9:32:05 AM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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Was it over when the Gernams bombed Pearl Harbor?

Those bastards sank the USS Maine which brought us into WWI.

20 posted on 11/21/2014 9:35:55 AM PST by eekitsagreek
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