"A federal judge declared the Obama administration's health care law unconstitutional Monday, siding with Virginia's attorney general in a dispute that both sides agree will ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court...
...The central issue in Virginia's lawsuit was whether the federal government has the power under the constitution to impose the insurance requirement. The Justice Department said the mandate is a proper exercise of the government's authority under the Commerce Clause.
Cuccinelli argued that while the government can regulate economic activity that substantially affects interstate commerce, the decision not to buy insurance amounts to economic inactivity that is beyond the government's reach."
Don't care about the Constitution, rights, courts or arguments about the rule of law. The upside of rejecting institutions and superstructure [I hear the gnashing of Fabian and tinkerer teeth]
. But giving Obama a bruised nose, and declaring (however temporary) that it just ain't kosher to
force a person to purchase a commodity?
Priceless.
I can't tell how you view this development.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny. The rule of thumb is that leftist pressure on el Prez will do the trick in moving him blah blah blah, but it takes a filthy Republican to actually shut down one of the truly execrable portions of the health corvee law.
ReplyDeleteThere are days when I love me some wingnut. That individual mandate was loathsome and the liberal squeals of satisfaction over it were even worse. What a nasty tribe: it was all about spiting the wingers for them and any price others had to pay was worth it.
ReplyDeleteMandates bad. I had a feeling that's what you were getting at, but was unsure. Thanks for the clarification.
ReplyDeleteOh great, now how will insurance companies make their money?
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