Boehner Challenges Constitutionality of Obamacare
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 7:50 PM
GOP Leader John Boehner filed an amicus brief today challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare.
The Note reported:
Speaker-in-waiting John Boehner, R-Ohio, filed an amicus brief Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of the individual mandate in the health care law passed by Democrats earlier this year.
“ObamaCare is a job-killer, and our economy simply cannot afford this unprecedented, unconstitutional power grab by the federal government,” Boehner stated Tuesday evening. “That is why Republicans will continue standing with the American people and fighting to repeal ObamaCare and replace it with better solutions put forth in the Pledge to America to lower health care costs and protect American jobs.”
Boehner’s amicus brief was filed in support of a lawsuit brought by 20 state attorneys general and the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), the nation’s largest small business association. The brief seeks to overturn what Boehner says is a “government takeover of health care that is costing jobs, increasing costs, and jeopardizing coverage for millions of Americans.”
“I’m proud to join these states and the NFIB in their ongoing effort to overturn this job-killing health care law and protect American workers from its devastating impact.” Boehner said.
In the brief, Boehner says that the Obama Administration has distorted the Constitution to increase congressional power, which in turn compromises the integrity of the legislative process, and undermines accountability to the American people.
At least 26 states, a majority, are expected to join the suit against Obamacare.
ADVERTISEMENT
-
Featured Story:
Rev. Jeremiah Wright: Barack Obama Has Done Nothing For Black Community (Video)
Published May 16, 2012 at 7:37 pm - 45 Comments
apodoca commented:
Lisa McCroskey is gonna come gunning for him in 3, 2, 1….
Alana commented:
Good.
CT commented:
Keep a stiff upper lip John.
FU*K OBAMA commented:
How about challenging Imam Obama’s legal eligilibity to be president. When proven ineligable EVERYTHING he has signed into law, all appointments and orders are null and void!
Alot of remaining democraps in the congress and senate could be charged with fraud, loose their seat and go to jail. Let the great purge of Obama and the democraps begin.
no2liberals commented:
If any aspect of ØbamaCare is found unconstitutional, the entire bill is null and void.
In their haste to ram it through without a standard conference committee, after Scott Brown was elected, the Senate bill was adopted, but the normal “severance clause” was not attached. The boilerplate severance clause states that if any part of a bill is found unconstitutional, it is “severed.”
There is a 20 bed hospital in Tyler that, last I heard, has a 9 Dec trial date in Federal court challenging the constitutionality of section 6001, which prohibits physician owned hospitals from expanding. Whether a small hospital or the force of numerous state AG lawsuits brings it down, it doesn’t matter.
The ideal situation is for any part of the bill to be found unconstitutional. Attempting repeal is a noble effort, but comes with the risk of an enormous amount of political capital being wasted.
The thousands of pages this bill is written on need to be torched.
Dan Collins commented:
Maybe a lot of things this administration has done have been unprecedented because they were stupid? I’m just thinking out loud, here.
bg commented:
++
Godspeed Senator Boehner!!
==
Hedgehog commented:
Good on Ya, John.
Hotspur commented:
When your plan has 111 waivers for companies to opt out of that plan, it’s time to get a new plan.
bitterclinger commented:
The whole evil thing has to be repealed to kill all those hidden “goodies” in it.
AMy commented:
We here in Virginia have started a lawsuit already….Ken Cucinelli stepped up! DEFUND this bomb and then we can repeal it !!!
Mutnodjmet commented:
Good for Speaker-to-Be Boehner. We should all make a point to write directly to him tomorrow, thanking him for this action. Once he knows we have his back, were apt to see more of this savvy countering of the Obama agenda.
Vrajavala commented:
I second FU’KN Obama, do. Quo warranto on Obama and throw him out of office, nullifying everything he’s signed. For God’s sake, he was born a British subject.
Redwine commented:
This is a hit-the-ground-running start to bringing down the whole repressive statist regime.
Joanne commented:
He should first challenge the constitutionality of Obama…period.
Sasja commented:
They can begin by doing away with Obamacare and end with getting out of the way and letting capitalism do its job. In all sectors of our economy.
Taxpayer1234 commented:
Though an amicus brief holds no legal power to push forward the case–it’s just a legal form of cheerleading in court–Boehner is now on record regarding the unconstitutionality of Obamacare. If he ever backtracks to a squishy “reform it” position, we can use the brief to give him an atomic wedgie reminder.
Muffin commented:
Crank up the pressure, now Mr. Boehner, send up a repeal bill bi-weekly. Send up a bill putting the unions and the Obama administration under the care of the Veterans hospitals, send up bills cutting the government paychecks by half. I know. In my dreams.
jw commented:
These new red headlines, as opposed to a more easily readable black, caused me to read too quickly I thought it said “Boehner Challenges Constitutionality of Obama.” Now that’s the elephant-in-the-room-story that we are still waiting to explore…where’s that US birth certificate already.
Oldpuppymax commented:
You had better do one HELL of a lot more than that, Boehner. People elected republicans to do away with Husseincare and to stop its creators from further destruction of the country. Throw up your arms in defeat after some leftist judge does away with your little political “feel good” ploy and republicans will be kicked out just as dramatically as they were anointed. The House spends the money in our little Constitutional Republic, John. So if the court route fails to work–and it will–you had better deny funding to Hussein’s Marxist dream!