Small business lobby joins challenge to health law

AP ^ | 5/13/10 | Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar

[Wolfstar]

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WASHINGTON – The nation's most influential small business lobby is joining a court challenge to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, arguing that Americans cannot be required under the Constitution to obtain insurance coverage.

The National Federation of Independent Business will announce Friday it is joining a federal lawsuit filed in Florida by 20 state attorneys general and governors, NFIB President Dan Danner said in an interview. All but one of the state officials are Republicans, and the case coincides with an election year.

NFIB's involvement ensures that constitutional arguments for overturning the health care law — even if they fail to sway federal judges — will be extensively aired in the fall campaigns. With 350,000 members, the group boasts a far-reaching network of local activists.

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, a leader of the legal challenge and a GOP candidate for governor, said he has "received a lot of strong response and reaction in support when I have spoken of this subject. I think voters as a whole are concerned."

[John O]

Also need to be aware of assasination attempts on the Constitutional (Right) supreme court justices. I don’t put it past this regime to remove “obstacles”

[A Navy Vet]

I’ve been a member of NFIB as far back as 1989.

[A Navy Vet]

Yeah, but few other than the faithful are buying it anymore.

The problem is always the MSM and how they spin it. Fortunately, they are dying by the month. Apparently, word of mouth is getting out there and/or more subscribers to cable (Fox News).

[ForGod'sSake]

VERY cool! Has anybody else asked themselves the question whether or not small business has a place in odinga's America. I say no. Small businesses and the unwashed masses are hard to control because of the sheer numbers. However, sign up a few giant corporations, keep a few giant unions on the plantation and VOILA, instant useful idiots!