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To: AbeKrieger
Actually, the next venue will be the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals for the circuit that includes Florida (11th?). If decisions in two or more of the circuit courts of appeal differ significantly, then SCOTUS will likely take jurisdiction to resolve such differences between circuits, especially on an important piece of federal legislation such as Obamacare. There are other cases of a similar natiure with differing results at trial court level: Michigan District Court (and one other?) upheld Obamacare and the mandate and Virginia District Court ruled Obamacare and its mandate unconstitutional on similar reasoning to that of the Florida District Court.

The possible outcomes at SCOTUS are two: sensible agreement with Florida and Virginia District Courts limiting the application of the Commerce Clause so as to outlaw its mandate or drastic and dangerous expansion of Commerce Clause jurisdiction of Congress which would threaten to make Congress's jurisdiction limitless so long as based on Commerce Clause "regulations." This has other implications as well since Congress claimed Commerce Clause jurisdiction in passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and particularly its "public accommodations" sections and many other unrelated pieces of liberal economic and social laws.

153 posted on 01/31/2011 12:47:08 PM PST by BlackElk (Dean of Discipline, Tomas de Torquemada Gentlemen's Club: Burn 'em Bright!!!)
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To: BlackElk

I still don’t think we can put all our eggs in the SCOTUS basket


159 posted on 01/31/2011 12:50:23 PM PST by GeronL (http://www.stink-eye.net/forum/index.php)
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To: BlackElk

Thanks. I knew it couldn’t be over yet.

So far, so good, though.


163 posted on 01/31/2011 12:52:31 PM PST by gloryblaze (Don't forget to donate and keep FR going strong!)
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To: BlackElk

[This has other implications as well since Congress claimed Commerce Clause jurisdiction in passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and particularly its “public accommodations” sections and many other unrelated pieces of liberal economic and social laws]

I thought the courts long ago gave up on consistency.


175 posted on 01/31/2011 12:55:19 PM PST by KansasGirl (Note to self: proofread BEFORE pushing Post.)
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