Re: Tea Party converges on Supreme Court for main event in healthcare debate

P.S.:  I really miss Joseph Sobran!  What a class act that guy was!  In the same category as Tony Snow;  another great American who left us too soon!

 

 

On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 9:19 AM, Keith In Tampa <keithintampa@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey Tom!

 

Are you swapping seats/aisles, and maybe thinking about going down and joining your new Tea Party Patriot friends?  

 

Good Morning Michael!

 

Uhm........That's pretty much the argument of the 26 State Attorney Generals who are there today,  arguing that this whole socialized medicine debacle (which has very little to do with health care in the first place)   is in violation of the 9th and 10th Amendments;  and far exceeds the Congress's commerce clause regulatory powers......

 

What am I missing?

 

 

On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 9:09 AM, Tommy News <tommysnews@gmail.com> wrote:

Tea Party converges on court for main event in healthcare debate
By Sam Baker - 03/27/12 04:50 AM ET

In the three-day legal fight over President Obama's healthcare law,
Tuesday is the main event.

The Supreme Court will tackle the biggest question at stake in the
landmark healthcare case — whether the law's individual mandate is
constitutional. And a massive Tea Party protest could take the public
battle outside the courthouse to a new level, as well.


The justices opened their healthcare arguments Monday with debate over
a procedural issue. Tuesday, they'll move on to the core question of
whether Congress has the power to make almost every U.S. citizen buy
health insurance or pay a fine.

Hundreds of protesters, including both supporters and opponents of the
healthcare law, rallied near the Supreme Court's steps Monday, but the
scene outside the court could get even more chaotic.

The group Tea Party Patriots is holding a rally in front of the court
just as Tuesday's hearings get under way, with a long list of
prominent conservatives scheduled to attend that includes Reps.
Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and Steve King
(R-Iowa). Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) is also scheduled to appear outside
the courthouse Tuesday.

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Inside, the justices will hear two hours of arguments over the
mandate. Former Solicitor General Paul Clement is representing the 26
states that filed the historic legal challenge, arguing that the
coverage requirement goes beyond Congress's constitutional authority.

The states, along with the National Federation of Independent
Business, say Congress went a step too far by requiring people to take
part in an economic activity. The Constitution allows Congress to
regulate commerce, they say, but not to "compel" it.

The Justice Department says the decision to go without insurance has
an enormous effect on the economy because the cost of unpaid medical
bills is shifted to taxpayers and people with insurance. The
individual mandate simply regulates how and whether people pay for
healthcare services they will inevitably need, the administration
says.

The Justice Department has also focused increasingly on defending the
mandate as part of a broader regulatory scheme. It is widely seen as
essential to effectively implementing the healthcare law's other
reforms, including the requirement that insurers cover people with
pre-existing conditions.

More:
http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/legal-challenges/218317-tea-party-converges-on-court-for-main-event-in-healthcare-debate


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Have a great day,
Tommy



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Have a great day,
Tommy

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