Posted on 01/24/2011 1:13:02 AM PST by Kevmo
Florida Attorney General Files Motion to Add Six New States to Lawsuit Challenging Federal Health Care Law
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi today filed a motion to add six States to the federal health care lawsuit – Iowa, Ohio, Kansas, Wyoming, Wisconsin and Maine. This motion brings the number of states to 26, including Florida and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), in challenging the federal health care law as unconstitutional. Also challenging that law in a separate lawsuit is Virginia, and Oklahoma has announced its intention to do the same.
“It sends a strong message that more than half of the States consider the health care law unconstitutional and are willing to fight it in court,” said Attorney General Bondi. “I look forward to continuing to defend Florida's families and businesses against this unconstitutional law and upholding the Constitution.”
The Florida lawsuit challenges not only the law’s requirement that individuals purchase health insurance or face a penalty, but also its substantial and costly Medicaid expansion. Florida Governor Rick Scott and 32 Governors wrote the White House protesting the “one-size-fits-all” Medicaid approach forces states “to cut other critical programs.”
“Having a majority of the nation’s states involved in this case along with NFIB, who represents more than 350,000 small businesses nationwide, sends a strong message to the courts that this law is detrimental to the entire nation and must be overturned,” said Karen Harned, executive director, NFIB Small Business Legal Center.
Prior to today’s filing, the bipartisan lawsuit included the following states in addition to Florida: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona (Governor, and now Attorney General), Colorado, Georgia (Governor, but now Attorney General ), Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (Governor), Nebraska, Nevada (Governor), North Dakota, Pennsylvania (Attorney General, but now Governor), South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Washington.
The amended complaint can be found here http://myfloridalegal.com/webfiles.nsf/WF/JFAO-8D8STC/$file/MotiontoFileSecondAmendedComplaint.pdf.
Noted. Thank you!
That makes 6 of Obama’s 7 new states. Talk about ingratitude...
” Why not let liberal states have Obama-care?(Why do I have to think of all these things ? LOL) “
And since all assasinations and attempted ones are perpetrated by left wingers, they cannot own guns either ;-)
I think it's a perfect political solution.
Let them test it out in CA and NY if they want, maybe them adding millions to their medicaid rolls with higher taxes and mandates on employers will REALLY help their financial and employment situations as Obama and Pelosi claim. You never know. Then the other states will all follow.
If they really want to jump off a cliff why stand in their way? I would point out the way to the cliff so they don't miss it by accident.
Make sure you also light the way with those little candle in a bag thingys.
and give a lil ‘nudge’...
I held back posting that thought to be in the spirit of the new more civil tone. Speaking of civil, I am going to miss KO at 8pm, “Worst person of the world, again, Billo” LOL, KO really was a funny clown. The day after the 2010 election he ends with : “OK Mr Boehner, where are the jobs?” I nearly fell out of my chair laughing.
They moved Ed Schultz from 6pm to 10pm and I cant figure if that was slight. Lawrence O Donnell made out great, was moved to 8pm after being on the air less than two months.
God Bless our new Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker! His very FIRST order of business was to authorize our AG to file against this boondoggle.
Wa-Hoo! :)
I don’t see anything like a scorecard at that website.
No scorecard, but, like I said, lots of information.
If you select "Legislative Tracking" you'll see a US Map with the appropriate states pinpointed depending on which legislation you select.
;-)
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