Posted on 09/28/2011 2:00:24 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The Obama administration is asking the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of the federal healthcare overhaul sooner rather than later, with the Justice Department announcing that it will file a petition Wednesday asking the court to take the case.
The department is appealing from a decision last month by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta that held that the requirement under the Affordable Care Act that all Americans purchase health insurance is unconstitutional.
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Conservatives cannot count on SCOTUS
They announced they will move forward after the other side beat them to the punch. :)
When did Obama become the US?
That is exactly what I was thinking.
He's having to face the realization the the people that told him this was a jobs killer were right.
If the court overturns it now, and business starts hiring again he can claim it's all because of "his plan".
But what is the White House's game? Suppose SCOTUS upholds the law? Wouldn't that make it clear to voters that they have to vote Obozo out to get rid of that law?
Earlier today, a pro-business group filed papers to have the USSC review the 11th court's decision that the individual mandate CAN be separated from the rest of the bill.
This has caused the DOJ to stop dragging their feet.
He will be the “winnah” and the MSM will glorify the man who brought them “healthcare”. Are you against “healthcare”??
lol.
That sounds like they’re afraid of what the probable outcome will be, and don’t went that to be decided separately.
Did he ever bring us “health care” - huge premium hikes this year. Ugh.
Dysfunctional bunch of miscreants no one here would care to have a beer or share a dinner with.
The Supremes
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