Posted on 03/22/2010 5:46:36 AM PDT by real_patriotic_american
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced on March 22, 2010, the State will be joining other states in challenging the health-care reform legislation that passed in the U.S. House last night 219-212.
"The federal health care legislation passed tonight violates the United States Constitution and unconstitutionally infringes upon Texans' individual liberties," said Abbott.
"To protect all Texans' constitutional rights, preserve the constitutional framework intended by our nation's founders, and defend our state from further infringement by the federal government, the State of Texas and other states will legally challenge the federal health care legislation," Abbott announced.
Virginia's Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's office also confirmed they will file suit against the federal government indicating the health-care reform legislation is unconstitutional.
Abbott is expected to argue that the legislation, with a requirement that nearly every American has to be insured by 2014, violates the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution.
After President Barack Obama signs the bill into law, expected to be as early as Tuesday, several Attorney Generals have said they would file suits.
"At no time in our history has the government mandated its citizens buy a good or service," Cuccinelli said in a release on March 22, 2010.
So is Obama, he failed to qualify as a natural born citizen, as if anybody in the SCOTUS is willing to accept.
Anyone know how Ken C is gonna fast track this? Someone said he had a plan to get it to SCOTUS quickly.
Others mentioned this is a solid case but the feds will be able to steal our moeny to pay for this. We have to get more AGs to sign on.
Every state should contest this “law” in court. It is unconstitutional.
Correct! When will we see Barry’s birth certificate?
Glad to hear it. I was wondering what our state would do.
Let’s roll.....
Can’t the courts just say “No legal standing” the way they have done to shut down the Obama citizenship lawsuits?
I’m not in Texas but I used to live there for years, go Texans!
Call Obama out and demand his credentials, will you be ruled by a stranger?
Will you pay submission to a person with no credible past?
All states look to Texas in many different ways, but historically its always been Texas that had “True Grit”
Texas will lead the way.
Shall we hoist it again?
Aman! God Bless Texas!
Also, 3/4 of the States can amend the Constituton. We might have 38 or 40 onboard against this bill.
That’s what I was going to say. The States have no “standing.” They are just pass-throughs for block grants and other Federal “aid” these days. Lackeys and cringing knaves.
No legal standing?
When they are forcing you to purchase a product against your will, based on your mere existence and under penalty of law and fines, how can you not have legal standing?
Yes, God Bless Texas! And God Bless the United States of America!
Those who seek to destroy US now are put on notice. Whatever it takes, “We the People” will stop you.
Seems to me the expansion of medicaid and the usurpation of insurance regulation constitute legal standing.
But REPUBLIC OF TEXAS sounds mighty good to me right now.
When they are forcing you to purchase a product against your will, based on your mere existence and under penalty of law and fines, how can you not have legal standing?
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