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Lawrence O'Donnell: Democrats Made Huge Mistake Not Putting Severability In ObamaCare
newsbusters.org ^ | 2/2/2011 | Noel Sheppard

Posted on 02/02/2011 1:16:01 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

In the wake of Monday's ruling by a Florida judge to toss out ObamaCare as a result of the individual mandate, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell asked liberal constitutional lawyer Jonathan Turley Tuesday if the Democrats made a mistake not writing a severability clause into the law.

Turley surprisingly answered, "It was a colossal mistake"

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: obamacare; odonnell; severability
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1 posted on 02/02/2011 1:16:08 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Gotta pass it to find out what’s in it....DUMBA$$E$!


2 posted on 02/02/2011 1:16:55 PM PST by US Navy Vet
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Really?

I heard it was in an original draft and was taken out. Intentionally.


3 posted on 02/02/2011 1:17:38 PM PST by MrB (Tagline suspended for important announcement on my about page. Click my handle.)
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To: US Navy Vet

Bawahahahaha

Priceless!

Got ta vote for it before ya get to see whats in it! ROTFLMAO

Schadenfreude! (or how ever it is you spell that)


4 posted on 02/02/2011 1:18:41 PM PST by Danae (Anailnathrach ortha bhais is beatha do cheal deanaimha)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
That's the kind of stuff that happens when you "deem" a bill passed without reading it first.
5 posted on 02/02/2011 1:19:47 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun." -- Barry Soetoro, June 11, 2008)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Indeed, a terrible, juicy, wonderful, delicious mistake.


6 posted on 02/02/2011 1:20:06 PM PST by Persevero (Homeschooling for Excellence since 1992)
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To: US Navy Vet

Someone needs to send a memo to Obama and Jarrett.
They seem to disagree (and or not care) with this liberal liberal constitutional lawyer.


7 posted on 02/02/2011 1:20:20 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Obama:If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun (the REAL Arizona instigator))
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
It wasn't a mistake! Nobody who voted on it even knew what it said. IMHO there is a crime there somewhere? If you take an oath to defend the constitution of the united states and don't even know what's in a bill you're about to vote on, you're guilty of attacking the constitution.

After all, courts rule that ignorance of the law is not a defense every day.

8 posted on 02/02/2011 1:20:33 PM PST by blackdog
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

In other words the Dolts screwed the pooch.


9 posted on 02/02/2011 1:20:45 PM PST by screaminsunshine (Surfers Rule)
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To: US Navy Vet
Mandatory Nelson image posting:


10 posted on 02/02/2011 1:21:37 PM PST by Lockbar (March toward the sound of the guns.)
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To: Danae

I heard it was spelled ‘Schadenfreep’. At least in this context. ;)


11 posted on 02/02/2011 1:22:43 PM PST by Fantasywriter
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To: screaminsunshine

In other words the Dolts screwed the pooch.


And they told him to shut up and take it.


12 posted on 02/02/2011 1:22:54 PM PST by MrB (Tagline suspended for important announcement on my about page. Click my handle.)
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To: MrB

You are correct. The issue isn’t that it wasn’t put in the bill, it is:

1. It was originally in the bill and then taken out;
2. The Obama Administration is arguing that the individual mandate cannot be separated from the bill.

Courts can find severability in bills that don’t have the verbiage...but if the remainder of a bill were to become meaningless upon striking an unconstitutional provision, then the whole thing gets tossed. Obama’s legal team is playing minor league ball with their arguments.


13 posted on 02/02/2011 1:23:08 PM PST by The Unknown Republican
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To: blackdog

They knew it was left out. I cannot believe some fo the crap people fall for here on FR. They probably believe that liar Anderson Cooper got punched 10 times today.

Egypt is Obama’s “Wag The Camel” to distract you.


14 posted on 02/02/2011 1:23:27 PM PST by Frantzie (HD TV - Total Brain-washing now in High Def. 3-D Coming soon)
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To: blackdog
Nobody who voted on it even knew what it said

I have never had a lawyer tell me to sign something without reading and understanding 1st. Guess when you have a House full of lawyers that little detail is over looked.

15 posted on 02/02/2011 1:24:26 PM PST by Lockbox (`)
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To: The Unknown Republican

Someone said the removability of the severability clause was an “I dare ya” from 0bama to anyone who would challenge any part of it.


16 posted on 02/02/2011 1:24:26 PM PST by MrB (Tagline suspended for important announcement on my about page. Click my handle.)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

They had to pass it as is when Scott Brown took Kennedy’s seat. That left them w/a huge turd that has no chance of passing SC.

Pray for America


17 posted on 02/02/2011 1:24:47 PM PST by bray (Palin's Army is at Valley Forge right now.)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

The whole stinking mess was a mistake.


18 posted on 02/02/2011 1:25:43 PM PST by Venturer
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To: screaminsunshine

Why is newsbusters always thrown into bloggers?

Sometimes blogs are the news. I think this is important info. regarding ObamaCare that the MSM will not report...

Palin’s TV show live thread gets breaking news. An excellent sleeeper cell thread on terrorists got jacked off of breaking news.

Oh well I will just post everything that is not Palin passing gas in news and current events from now on.


19 posted on 02/02/2011 1:25:48 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Obama:If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun (the REAL Arizona instigator))
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To: Persevero

It was an error, yes, but it was a deliberate calculation. It was not a blind mistake.

The reason: Reid could not keep the last few corrupt additions (Landrieu, Nelson of FL, Nelson of NE) to his sleazy deal on board if a severability provision had been added. Everyone wanted his or her take; select senators feared that if one corrupt provision got struck down by a Court then they would all fall together.

Just more evidence that the RATS were as thick as thieves.


20 posted on 02/02/2011 1:26:35 PM PST by mwl8787
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