Bill Clinton's Unfunded Mandates Reform Act Of 1995 Could Pose Significant Problems For ObamaCare

3-28-10 | Laissez-Faire Capitalist

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Here’s the link:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=370668318969

[Spunky]

BUMP!

[Frantzie]

We have to win the House then DEFUND it. Get rid of the RINOS too especially McCain and Bennett.

[alancarp]

Sounds like another vote was necessary for each instance of the violation... and some of the businesses involved might have something to say about such a vote for the congress critters in their districts.

[BP2]

I shall never tire, I shall never rest!

[jersey117]

Thanks for posting the link. I’m a member. I signed up before we hit the million mark. It is spreading like crazy.

[BP2]

Here are some of the most-pertinent Court Cases the Attorneys General will be leaning on regarding Interstate Commerce and ObamaCare. As the SCOTUS has re-affirmed, Congress has limits regarding Interstate Commerce:

United States v. Morrison (2000)

United States v. Lopez (1995)

Also, we should all be familiar with Bailey v. Drexel Furniture Co. 259 U.S. 20 (1922). Perhaps the strongest words from that opinion are:

"But there comes a time in the extension of the penalizing features of the so-called tax when it loses its character as such and becomes a mere penalty with the characteristics of regulation and punishment. Such is the case in the law before us."

Lastly, in regards to State's Right, one should be familiar with the the Nullification Crisis of 1832. It began to set the dangerous precedences that lead us to where our nation is today, with the Federal government pitted against the States in a struggle over their own sovereignty as granted by the US Constitution.

We are WELL overdue for a re-affirmation of the meaning of the 10th Amendment in the REPUBLIC of the United States.

As all FReepers know, we are a REPUBLIC, not a Democracy.

[Stultis]

One would normally presume the Dims would have written in an exemption to this act into the bill, or constructed the bill in such a way that it would be exempt under the existing law.

But, OTOH, when you're crafting 3,000 page bills in locked rooms, focusing primarily on writing in political bribes and payoffs, and then demanding the whole mess be voted into law within hours, with no time for minimal proof reading, let alone careful consideration...

Well, you suppose a few key t's might not get crossed?

[denydenydeny]

It would be nice if your headline was referenced anywhere in the body of your essay.

[Miss Didi]

Have you signed up for “I Will Not Comply” on Facebook? Another group that is growing daily.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

in this fight all the ammo that can be put in the arsenal needs to see the light of day by as many as possible.

Amen!

[ohiogrammy]

I agree, I have joined a few anti Obama groups and there are lots of young people, more than I would have hoped for. Perhaps some are waking up!

[Jane Long]

BTTT

[SunkenCiv]

...any new legislation that proposes a mandate on state and local governments estimated to cost more than $50 million dollars must have a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate and provide the funding to pay for the mandates.

Thanks Anti-Hillary.

[lainie]

I admire your trying, but

SEC. 4. EXCLUSIONS. 2 USC 1503.
This Act shall not apply to any provision in a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report before Congress and any provision in a proposed or final Federal regulation that—
(1) enforces constitutional rights of individuals;
(2) establishes or enforces any statutory rights that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or disability;
(3) requires compliance with accounting and auditing procedures with respect to grants or other money or property provided by the Federal Government;
(4) provides for emergency assistance or relief at the request of any State, local, or tribal government or any official of a State, local, or tribal government;
(5) is necessary for the national security or the ratification or implementation of international treaty obligations;
(6) the President designates as emergency legislation and that the Congress so designates in statute; or
(7) relates to the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under title II of the Social Security Act (including taxes imposed by sections 3101(a) and 3111(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to old-age, survivors, and disability insurance)).

All of their "outs" are covered. The lying liars thought of it all already. They do it all the time.

http://www.sba.gov/advo/laws/unfund.pdf

[ksm1]

The best way to defeat this bill...is just to tell more and more people what’s in it. The more people learn about what is REALLY in this bill (no, it isn’t all sunshine and roses), the more they get angry. Education is the answer. Keep getting the word out.

[newgeezer]

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act Of 1995 Could Pose Significant Problems For ObamaCare

Hogwash.

The One can sign an Executive Order to do away with any such impediment.

(That's what Stupak says, anyway.)

[huldah1776]

Can’t they just rewrite everything? Repeal this act and not replace it? In fact, I could see them changing everything. What’s to stop this perfect storm?

[Blood of Tyrants]

Hell, Obamacare will cost the smallest states more than $50 million.

[remaxagnt]

its over a million now