Posted on 04/19/2010 11:25:28 PM PDT by ForGod'sSake
In a new twist on lawsuits against Obamacare, TN attorney Van Irion filed a national class action in Federal court. The suit challenges Obamacare on the basis that Congress is not authorized by the Constitution to regulate health care. Mr. Irion is asking the courts to re-evaluate the Commerce clause precedent, arguing that current precedent in effect destroys the intent of the Constitution and specifically the 10th Amendment.
(PRWEB) April 19, 2010 -- Over 10,000 Americans have joined a lawsuit against Obamacare (http://obamacareclassaction.com). In a new twist on lawsuits against Obamacare, TN constitutional attorney and congressional candidate (http://www.van4congress.org/) Van Irion filed what is shaping up to be a national class action in Federal court April 8th. The suit challenges the constitutionality of Obamacare on the basis that Congress is not authorized by the Constitution to regulate health care. Mr. Irion is asking the courts to re-evaluate the legal precedent related to the Commerce clause, arguing that current precedent in effect destroys the intent of the Constitution and specifically the 10th Amendment.
The lawsuit is a unique take on legal actions against the recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It is the first suit that allows any US citizen to join as a plaintiff and is the only suit to directly attack the legal precedent of the Commerce clause and therefore the Constitutionality of Obamacare. Greta Van Susteren, who has been following lawsuits related to Health Care Reform on her show “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren (http://www.foxnews.com/ontherecord/)”, will interview Van Irion this week during the 10pm time slot.
“The lawsuit quickly became so popular among grassroots movements, that we set up a website to take plaintiff information and allow people to follow the progress of the case,” said Irion, The site name is Obamacare Class Action, or “OCA”, and can be found at http://www.obamacareclassaction.com. The form that captures the necessary information asks for name, address and email address. Phone number and company name is optional, but gives US companies the option of signing on as a corporate plaintiff. “Once the complaint is amended to include all the plaintiffs that have signed on, each name will be listed,” said Irion. “At that point, we expect to have tens of thousands of plaintiffs.”
Since filing suit on April 8th, the site has added 1,000 plaintiffs (http://obamacareclassaction.com/join.php) a day on average, although Irion says that rate is increasing as more people hear about the opportunity to join. “This is truly the ‘People’s Suit’. It is their name on the complaint, versus the President, Pelosi, Reid and the U.S., saying that the Obamacare legislation is wrong. It is unconstitutional and must be overturned. The chance to take this to court with a team of constitutional attorneys making the points they have been shouting for over a year is something Americans have been looking for,” said Irion. "I am one of those that have been pointing out the unconstitutionality of Obamacare and am thrilled to have the opportunity to take on this fight.”
The complaint was filed in Federal Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, Chattanooga, case file number 1:10cv-71. For more information about Van Irion, visit Van4Congress (http://www.van4congress.org/) or Law Office of Van R Irion PLLC (http://www.irionlaw.com/).
Bummer! Hope we can catch up...can’t let the land of fruit
and nuts beat US!
However, with what Kalifornia’s been through these past few
years, they probably have more grievances than we do, for sure!
As with most experiences of this nature, self inflicted wounds for the most part. They made their beds so let 'em try to sleep on 'em. Just as in the nation as a whole, I won't be convinced there aren't enough good people left in Californistan to right the ship. We all just need to wake up, take our medicine and chart a course back to Constitutional principles. Nuthin to it...
BTTT
Bump for eyeballs, awareness and participation...
I joined and sent it to my e-mail list.
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Thanks.
Good morning! Just stopped by to bump your thread.
Obamacare Class Action Lawsuit
"The purpose of this lawsuit is to reverse Supreme Court precedent related to the Commerce clause and thereby overturn Obamacare. The Supreme Court has historically erred in its interpretation of the Constitutional role of the Federal Government. Recent Supreme Court rulings hint that they may be willing to take another look at Commerce clause precedent. Obamacare is so over reaching and so onerous, that it must either be repealed in Congress or struck down in the courts. We must fight this on both fronts. This is our historic opportunity to reverse America’s trend toward Socialism by overturning this unconstitutional precedent.
If you are a US citizen and agree with the goal of this lawsuit, please join us. If you have concerns about joining, please review the FAQs for more information. Every person we add strengthens the voice of "We the People".
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And may God help us roll this marxist administration before their goals are met and the machinery is put in place.
REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER!
And may God help us roll this marxist administration before their goals are met and the machinery is put in place.
Amen
BTTT
GO VIRAL, GO VIRAL!
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31384 out of 300+ million. Sheesh, no wonder the country is in the crapper.
Hard to tell in this particular instance but your observation is still valid nonetheless. Americans have been in a deep sleep for decades and it shows by way of the stench coming from the cess pool we know as DC. The electorate, such as it is sent the marxists there most recently under the banner of hope and change without knowing exactly what it was they were voting for -- or why. Praying for an awakening of the unwashed that will yield a sea change in November.
Update: The deadline to join the Obamacare Class Action Law Suit has been extended.
Excellent. Van Irion will be at the monthly Chattanooga Tea Party meeting tonight, and will be at the “Freedom 2 the 10th” rally at the Chattanooga Convention Center on Saturday, May 19. Details at http://www.everydaypatriots.com .
Van is running for the 3rd congressional office that Zack Wamp is vacating as he runs for Tennessee Governor.
I just made a donation to his campaign. We need to get more folks on board with the Obamacare Class Action suit.
Thanks EdReform. I went looking for an announcement but all I found was a comment in the FAQ PAGE that they had 120 days from April 8 to add plaintiffs. I gather there must have been a change somewhere along the way.
meyer: I noticed in Van's INTERVIEW with Judge Napolitano the Tennessee Pubbies have pretty much ignored his candidacy. I assume in favor of a more "acceptable" candidate???
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