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To: LRoggy; animal172; TomGuy; Alberta's Child; maine-iac7; Cedar; xzins; momincombatboots; daler; ...
Obamacare is a Congressional act, howbeit an unconstitutional congressional act. The Constitution only authorizes Congress to make legislation.

To the degree Trump is initiating legislative acts, he is imitating Obama’s unconstitutional behavior. NOT GOOD!

Doing the wrong thing for the right reason is still WRONG!!!

THE issue in America isn’t healthcare, it is THE CONSTITUTION, LIMITED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, and STOPPING FEDERAL TYRANNY.

When the Right violates the Constitution for the “right” reason they enable the Left to utterly dispose of the Constitution and establish REAL tyranny.

The answer to unconstitutional Obamacare is for the executive branch AND the states to simply NOT ENFORCE Obamacare until the American People FORCE Congress to act and legislate constitutionally.

To the degree Trump rejects and refuses to enforce Obamacare because it is unconstitutional, to that degree Trump is behaving constitutionally. But Trump must not create law through EO’s like Obama did.

54 posted on 10/12/2017 11:20:12 AM PDT by Jim W N
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To: Jim 0216
To the degree Trump rejects and refuses to enforce Obamacare because it is unconstitutional, to that degree Trump is behaving constitutionally. But Trump must not create law through EO’s like Obama did.

Wish I could've said it so succinctly! Well said.

57 posted on 10/12/2017 11:32:48 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Jim 0216
To the degree Trump rejects and refuses to enforce Obamacare because it is unconstitutional, to that degree Trump is behaving constitutionally. But Trump must not create law through EO’s like Obama did.

The Genie is out of the bottle. We might as well use it while we got it.

We sure know the Democrats will, no matter what we do.

61 posted on 10/12/2017 12:00:32 PM PDT by Lazamataz (The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
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To: Jim 0216

That’s what I was trying to get clarification on. We know Obamacare was vague in many areas, and also delegated a lot of things to the executive.

I’m trying to get clarification whether or not there are specific clauses in the legislation that allow Trump to do what he is doing. I don’t know whether he is legislating or not.

As far as the constitutionality of federal healthcare laws and programs, the courts obviously disagree with you. And the constitution gives them not you the authority. If you want the 10th to apply to healthcare you need a plan, not a rant.


62 posted on 10/12/2017 12:00:40 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Jim 0216
I would are with you in principle, but please note that President Trump is simply acting under authority that was given to the Executive Branch under the original ACA statute. That is absolutely not unconstitutional under any circumstances.

This is where Chief Justice Roberts should be remembered for a very important point he made in his infamous ACA decision a few years ago: It's not the job of the U.S. Supreme Court to fix a bad law

This approach by President Trump is perfect because it is perfectly legitimate. In fact, I've been anticipating something like this for some time.

63 posted on 10/12/2017 12:06:04 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Tell them to stand!" -- President Trump, 9/23/2017)
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