Archive for March 2012
Obamacare, Day 3, Part II
This afternoon the Supreme Court heard the last of four oral arguments dealing with Obamacare…the states’ argument that Obamacare’s new mandates concerning Medicaid are an unconstitutional intrusion into states’ rights. You can listen to the argument here, and read the transcript of the argument here. The states can opt out of this expansion if they want…
Read MoreObamacare, Day 3, Part I
This morning the Supreme Court heard the beginning of the third and final day of argument concerning Obamacare. That argument was devoted to the issue of severability…that is , if the individual mandate is found to be unconstitutional, does the rest of the law fall, or only some, or none of the rest of the law…
Read MoreObamacare, Day 2
Today the Supreme Court heard two hours of oral argument dealing with the constitutionality of Obamacare’s mandate that all persons (with limited exceptions) purchase “qualified” health insurance or pay a penalty. You can listen to the audio tapes of this argument here, and read a transcript of the arguments here.
Read MoreSome thoughts for Tuesday’s Supreme Court argument
Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear arguments on that portion of Obamacare that requires citizens to purchase government mandated insurance from a private company, or pay a penalty.
Read MoreObamacare, Day 1
This morning the Supreme Court heard the first of what will be three days of oral argument concerning Obamacare. Today’s argument dealt solely with the issue of whether the Court has jurisdiction to consider the case at this time because the penalty for failure to have minimum coverage is, in fact a tax, and under…
Read MoreGet the feeling the Dems aren’t that confident about a SCOTUS win for Øbamacare?
If you were watching CBS This Morning, as I was, you know the hot topic is that the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has Øbamacare as the topic of the week, and you were “treated” to interviews with Democrats Howard Dean and Sen. Gillibrand. You also know that the damage control is beginning in anticipation of a…
Read MoreObama administration and campaign embrace “Obamacare” label
Yup, all of a sudden it’s completely acceptable, even though within the past few weeks Democrat representatives have referred to the Obamacare label as “disparaging” and should not be used.
Read MorePre-argument developments in Obamacare
As I assume everyone knows, beginning Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments concerning the constitutionality of Obamacare. But, there are are two developments that have already happened in the Supreme Court that you should know about.
Read MoreLA Police makes driver’s licenses optional, will ignore state impound law
In February, I wrote about LA Police Chief Charlie Beck wanting illegal aliens to be offered driver’s licenses. Beck suggested illegals were being disproportionately hurt by state mandated impound laws. Since he did not get what he wants, he’s just going to stop enforcing the law.
Read MoreSupreme Court slaps down the EPA
Jim spoke about this March 21 decision of the United States Supreme Court on his show today, and I thought you might like to read it.
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