Posted on 02/05/2011 8:04:08 AM PST by FredJake
Although ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge, Democrats plan to continue implementating the health care law known as Obamacare.
It is as though the Constitution doesn't matter, Rush Limbaugh said on his Thursday radio program.
Newsbusters reports Friday that radio talk show host Mark Levin himself an attorney - had harsh words for the Obama administration:
I said that if the administration failed to follow the law, then it was lawless. (I said that) it was violating the constitution, that this was a serious as Watergate.
... There it is on Page 75. He voided the law. It's dust. It's gone, until a higher court does something else.
CNS News asked Democratic Senator Dick Durbin if the administration should stop implementation of the law given Judge Vinsons ruling:
Personally, I dont, because the judge was asked for an injunction, and he didnt rule that there would be one. So he hasnt enjoined any conduct or activity. At this point, we have 16 courts that have considered this case.
Twelve of them have dismissed the complaint initially, on procedural grounds. Of the four courts that took up the substance of the Affordable Health Care Act, which you call Obamacare, they split, he added.
Two said it was constitutional, two said it was not, and Vinson in Florida, Judge Vinson, Monday had a chance to not only decide whether it was constitutional but to issue an injunction, said Durbin. He didnt do that.
But Judge Vinson has a different point of view. In his ruling he wrote, there is a long-standing presumption that officials of the Executive Branch will adhere to the law as declared by the court. As a result, this declaratory judgment is the functional equivalent of an injunction.
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This is a VERY good article!
Thanks for posting!
And you are EXACTLY right! They DON’T care which is why WE have to remove them ALL from office ASAP!
Then We the People need to make a citizen's arrest. This is criminal behavior and the administration is no more above the law than any of us peasants.
Good ruling by Vinson but, man, he's about as naive as they come if he truly believed this.
It is obvious that Reid has a different definition of what "an American" is than the rest of us.
THIS IS WHAT A DICK-TATER DOES!
That was when the ruling political party had some principles. Not many, but some. now the Democrat Party has none and the Republican Party has only a few.
The straw that breaks the camel's back is now that there are more individuals that vote who would rather as slaves than free people. And the Democrat Party knows that they own these.
Ya know Judge Vinson may just be giving 0bo and gang just enough rope to hang themselves. Just maybe it was his intent to allow them to dig themselves even deeper.
Had he issued an injunction, perhaps there could have been a stronger [well, a less weak] argument against the ruling?
I think my money's on Vinson soon being asked to rule 0bo in contempt.
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This looks like the standard talking point. "It's 2-2" they say. But the two suits brought by Attorneys General (Virginia and the combined suit in FL) were ruled constitutional. I believe the other two were dismissed because of standing; correct me if I'm wrong.
That’s been my understanding, too: the two that “ruled Obamacare Constitutional” were not rulings but dismissals for standing and duplication.
The constitution is being violated and as Mark Levin said any government employee or official who takes a salary, appropriates funds, expends funds or does anything to proceed with an unconstitutional law is committing a felony. Thus, Obama is committing a felony which is an impeachable offense.
And where is the House GOP? It needs to cut off all funding to the Executive Branch until it abides by the law.
It will be just another contempt order that Obama blithely ignores. Just look at the Gulf drilling ban. Judge just ruled the administration in contempt and...nothing happened. It's not like the Justice Department is going to step in and enforce these rulings.
No! No! No! Obama has it all wrong about the three branches of government according to Senator Chuck Shumer. Get the straight poop here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eEN0sHPKGA
Can you imagine what the Lame Stream Media would do if this were said by any Republican? They have yet to forgive Dan Quale because he misspelled potato, but have virtually remained silent about this major gaffe by Shumer.
You’re right.
Still, if this is all the muscle we’ve seen come out of this to date, it seems like the efforts themselves are very timid. Why the lack of anger and determination to throw this whole administration under the dumpster?
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