Posted on 05/07/2014 3:45:19 PM PDT by blueyon
"The ploy that could sink Obamacare Case contends Reid violated Constitution by launching bill in Senate" The fact that Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., manipulated the legislation that eventually gave America Obamacare means that the entire law was adopted unconstitutionally and should be canceled, including its $800 billion in taxes, a federal appeals court is being told.
The case, brought by the Pacific Legal Foundation, is based on the Constitution’s Origination Clause, which requires all tax-raising bills to begin in the U.S. House.
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the second Roberts called it a tax this came to mind.
This can and should go to the Supreme Court, but they may take Nancy Pelosi’s line and deem it passed.
Not really. They’ll say that they’re “hesitant to abandon the entirety of the act on a legislative technicality” or somesuch.
Popping up again
How is it a “ploy” if it is a Constitutional issue?
Do they have “standing”?
The court will shrug.
Once Roberts called it a TAX he should have cancelled it himself for violating the origination clause.
Are they saying that the slimy little reid is a corrupt crook with baggy pants just trying to line his droopy pants pockets with money while f’ing the American people?
Yea, that’s the one.
It means OC is illegal and unconstitutional. Will the courts admit that? Doubtful.
And the way this will be seen in the courts.. The argument is factual and exceeds the power of the Senate to enact revenue generating legislation that must originate in the House, however, since the bill passed the House and Senate it can be assumed the House would have corrected the measure anyway so screw all you Americans and the Constitution.
It did originate in the House. It was a bill about something entirely different. They gutted the bill and replaced the content with BoboCare.
My bet is SCOTUS either declines to review it or gives it their imprimatur.
There is no way in hell that SCOTUS invalidates BoboCare.
No way. In hell.
Yep. That's their out. "Hey, it was okay with the House."
you are correct about the gutted House bill, but that kind of thing is disallowed in the rule - so it will be hard to throw out this challenge on that basis.
There is little faith in our court system. If we had ‘laws of the land’ that were actually being enforced, the verdict would be a ‘slam dunk’....but ALAS, we do not
He, like most of the Supreme Court, had no idea what they were doing or saying. The Constitution was never in their minds. But the filthy Democratic rats already had a new word for tax by calling it a fee. The communists cannot be beaten until we have gotten the Senate, House and Presidency. Nothing else will repeal Obamacare. Just keeping the House is useless.
My guess is lack of standing and ‘another bite’ of the apple arguments.
Bwahahahahaha!
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