Posts Tagged ‘Obamacare’
Obamacare’s vending machine police
We told you here almost 14 months ago about a provision concerning vending machines that was contained within one of the earlier incarnations of Obamacare. Yes, vending machines are hazardous to your health. But, fortunately for you, this provision of the original Kennedy-Dodd health care bill made it into the final version. Here’s what we said then: …in…
Read MoreMissouri voters say no to Obamacare
On Monday, a federal district court judge in Virginia ruled that Virginia’s lawsuit against Obamacare, challenging the mandate that all purchase insurance or pay a penalty, could proceed. Yesterday, the voters in Missouri weighed in on the same issue.
Read MoreVirginia Attorney General on Obamacare: The end of federalism
The Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Virginia, as I have found most Virginia politicians are, is a very sober, thoughtful, and conservative thinker. So when Ken Cuccinelli says Obamacare not only infringes on both personal and states rights but endangers the very freedom of Americans on so many other issues, you better take note.
Read MoreVirginia lawsuit against Obamacare will continue
Today, Federal District Court Judge Henry E. Hudson of the Eastern District of Virginia issued an Order that will allow the State of Virginia to proceed with its lawsuit against Obamacare. In a 36 page opinion, the Court found that Virginia’s Complaint against the federal government had sufficient merit, as we lawyers’ say, to state a…
Read MoreSheriff Andy thinks Obamacare is just swell
Please tell me it ain’t so. The Sheriff of Mayberry, the down home Southern boy has become the spokesperson for Obamacare. But really, it should not surpirse, Griffith campaigned for the boy President in ’08.
Read MoreMore “comforting” words from Dr. Berwick
I’ve done a few posts about Dr. Donald Berwick, the man appointed by Obama to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Now, thanks to an article by Daniel Henninger in today’s Wall Street Journal, we learn more about the “good doctor’s” view of our future under Obamacare…and, it isn’t pretty. Here are a few of…
Read MoreObama names health care “rationer in chief” Update
Today President Obama named Donald Berwick to the position of head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This is not good news for anyone who relies on either Medicare or Medicaid for their health care. Dr. Berwick, a Harvard medical school professor, was appointed by Obama to this post in April, but no Senate…
Read MoreYou folks with pre-existing conditions … umm … sorry but we may not cover you afterall
OK … how many times does the SOS have to prove to you she was right on Obamacare … on everything. Other than being the first to let you know, you won’t be able to keep your Doctor, or your insurance, that one person and one government panel will determine your care, and it will…
Read MoreQuestion of the Day: Can the Feds force you to eat food? Update
This is perhaps the moment of the day at yesterday’s hearings. Not surprisingly, not one of the lefty media outlets I follow for you covered this. Amazing.
Read MoreObamacare: the government’s legal arguments, part I
As the summer wears on, this will become the first in a series of posts detailing the administration’s legal arguments (hopefully, in plain English), explaining why the government believes Obamacare is constitutional. On March 23, the State of Virginia filled suit against the federal government alleging that the law is unconstitutional because Obamacare violated a previously…
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