Posted on 04/17/2010 10:15:55 PM PDT by Whenifhow
More than 5000 Americans have joined a lawsuit against President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that challenges the constitutionality of the entire health care law. While several lawsuits are pending against the health care law, this lawsuit may be the only one taking broad aim at the law's constitutionality.
Tennessee attorney Van Irion, a Republican candidate for Congress, filed the complaint Thursday in Eastern Tennessee’s Federal District Court. Irion allows concerned citizens to join the lawsuit through a form on his Web site.
"We've been surprised at how many people from across the country want to join," Irion said in an e-mail to Fox News.
Eighteen state attorneys general and other individuals have filed suits that attack only the specifics of the health care law. This is an attack on the law's very foundation, claiming that nothing in the Constitution grants the federal government authority to regulate health care. Therefore the plaintiffs claim the law violates the 10th Amendment that reserves powers not granted to the national government to the states.
The complaint claims that the high-profile Democratic defendants abused their power and violated their oaths of office. The suit claims they failed to uphold and defend the Constitution by supporting legislation the plaintiffs say is unconstitutional. The plaintiffs argue the defendants violated their constitutional rights, and they are seeking “injunctive relief, declaratory relief,” and “damages to redress and remedy of the violations” to prevent “irreparable harm and future violations” of their rights and the rights of others.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
http://www.obamacareclassaction.com/join.php
The Official Complaint
Complaint filed 4/8/10 in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
The complaint is a notice to the defendants, Barrack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and the United States, of the nature of the claims. The complaint does not require or contain a full legal argument at this stage. A complete legal brief of the unconstitutionality of Obamacare will be made after the defendants answer the complaint.
Shreeve v Obama et al (click to download)
http://www.obamacareclassaction.com/obamacare-complaint.pdf
Van Irion Speaks About the Obamacare Class Action Lawsuit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRnDQU830pw&feature=player_embedded
Van Irion Speaks About the unconstitutionality of Obamacare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZbpCJjChBg&feature=player_embedded
Check out the FAQ's
Q. Can anyone join the class action against Obamacare?
A. Any US citizen or company can join as a plaintiff to the action by filling out the form HERE.
I’ve added myself. Thanks for the heads-up!
Awesome.
Um, I don’t see this going anywhere... nice try though...
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“I think [this lawsuit] is different,” Robert Schapiro said . “It doesn’t even really pretend to argue under the way the Constitution is [currently] interpreted. It’s saying we should have some other interpretation of the Constitution.”
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Exactly, this lawsuit is stupid and amatuerish...
I gather your time isn’t worth much. Your opinions certainly aren’t.
OVER 10,000 AMERICANS JOIN LAWSUIT AGAINST OBAMACARE
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2496593/posts
http://www.prweb.com/printer/3892154.htm
Whooo hooo!! Go Van!!
I joined the Class Action Law Suit. This link should be mailed to everyone in our e-mail address book.
Bump.
We have to start somewhere.
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