Health-Care Law Ruled Constitutional by U.S. Judge

Business Week ^ | 10/07/2010 | William McQuillen

[speciallybland]

A U.S. judge upheld the constitutionality of the health-care overhaul President Barack Obama signed in March, rejecting an argument brought by a self- described Christian law center in the first legal victory for the new law.

U.S. District Judge George Caram Steeh in Detroit today denied the Thomas More Law Center’s request for an injunction against the law and said the group failed to prove the statute is unconstitutional under the Commerce Clause.

“The minimum coverage provision, which addresses economic decisions regarding health-care services that everyone eventually, and inevitably, will need, is a reasonable means of effectuating Congress’s goal,” Steeh wrote.

[Canedawg]

It’s called forum shopping.

[Canedawg]

Do you really think 300 million people are going to submit to government-run healthcare?

If it isn't repealed or tossed out as unconstitutional, there will be mass civil disobedience.

[Outlaw Woman]

Interesting. Thank you.

[itssme]

By design, thanks to THE Cloward-Piven Strategy, if they have no jobs or insurance, they will go on Medicaid, and receive their healthcare through a single payer system. The jackass in the White House said this was his plan from the very beginning, and WE HAD BETTER WIN BIG IN NOVEMBER, AND DO WHAT EVER WE MUST TO STOP THIS SOCIALISTY DICTATOR BY WHATEVER MEANS. UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE UNDER THE DICTATES OF A SOCIALIST DICTATOR.

[grellis]

If you would like to be added or dropped from the Michigan ping list, please freepmail me.

[lastchance]

Oh let’s not quibble about minor details. Constitutional, constitutional, you’d think it was something that matter the way you’re carrying on.

[ElkGroveDan]

Geezzzzzz!

Somewhere there is a drunken plastic surgeon laughing his butt off.

[bIlluminati]

President of the Arab American Bar Association.

I'm familiar with the Illinois Bar, the Ohio Bar, the Missouri bar... but which of the 57 states is the Arab American Bar?

[bIlluminati]

It’s called forum shopping.

Dat's why I post here and not D.U.

[Ronbo1948]

Name added to the Proscription List as an Enemy of the Republic.

[Doogle]

http://www.arabbar.org/

[MaggieCarta]

DETROIT..............PAHLEEEEEEZE. Everyone knows this is going to the Supremes.

Yes, ZeroCare had SCOTUS written all over it from the start. Which is probably why many of the provisions don't take effect for several years.

...Another suit, brought in Virginia, survived an initial motion to dismiss and faces further arguments on Oct. 18.

Stop me if I'm wrong, but if there are two competing decisions in the lower courts, the case needs to be decided by SCOTUS. Anyway, even if The Thomas More Law Center had prevailed, I'm sure the government would have appealed the decision.

[MaggieCarta]

From the Thomas More website:
Rob Muise, The Thomas More Law Center’s senior trial counsel who handled the case commented, “This decision is ripe for appeal, which we intend to do expeditiously.”

I really love it when they talk legal.

[chipper dave]

They can be replaced by a president. Remember all of the crap Bush took for trying to do the same thing Clinton did?

[Biggirl]

Well there is ONE swing vote on the Supremes, and besides, Kagan said she will recuse herself from a number of cases.

[Biggirl]

Me too.

This is why November 2, 2010 is going to be VERY IMPORTANT. If the outcome is not good, there WILL BE angry blowback bigtime!

[Biggirl]

AMEN to what you have said. Because if there is no big wins, the USA WILL BE RIPE for a new revolution and it will not be pretty.

[sodpoodle]

http://www.thomasmore.org/default-sb_thomasmore.html?818576229

Interesting site.

TMLC filed amicus brief on behalf of Arizona’s law.

[goldi]

Heathcare has to be dealt with politically. We can’t depend on the courts. We have to tell everyone in congress that they won’t be elected if they persist in trying to jam this down Americans’ throats. I’m glad this ruling came down before the midterm elections and I hope it is widely publicized.

[Newton]

yeah... I don't seem to recall any article of the Constitution that states:

"And Congress shall pass bills without the requirement of having read them, as long as said bill will provide a reasonable means of effectuating the goal of Congress..."

Maybe that page is missing from my pocket copy of the Constitution.