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BREAKING: Federal judge in FL invalidates ALL of ObamaCare!

And not just the clearly unconstitutional individual mandate part.  It’s still fresh, but here’s the early takeaway:

Because the individual mandate is unconstitutional and not severable, the entire Act must be declared void. This has been a difficult decision to reach, and I am aware that it will have indeterminable implications. At a time when there is virtually unanimous agreement that health care reform is needed in this country, it is hard to invalidate and strike down a statute titled “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.”

The VA judge ruled that the individual mandate was unconstitutional, but that the rest of the law was allowed to be intact.  The FL judge disagreed, saying that because there was no severability clause, the WHOLE FRIGGIN’ LAW is unconstitutional!

By the way, the judge’s decision is here (PDF).  My favorite quote (other than the part about ALL of it being unconstitutional):

It would be a radical departure from existing case law to hold that Congress can regulate inactivity under the Commerce Clause. If it has the power to compel an otherwise passive individual into a commercial transaction with a third party merely by asserting — as was done in the Act — that compelling the actual transaction is itself “commercial and economic in nature, and substantially affects interstate commerce” [see Act § 1501(a)(1)], it is not hyperbolizing to suggest that Congress could do almost anything it wanted. It is difficult to imagine that a nation which began, at least in part, as the result of opposition to a British mandate giving the East India Company a monopoly and imposing a nominal tax on all tea sold in America would have set out to create a government with the power to force people to buy tea in the first place.

A “tea” reference, too…just to tweak the moonbats!  :lol:

Obviously, this isn’t the end.  It will most certainly wind up in the lap of the Supreme Court, where I strongly suspect there will be a 5-4 ruling one way or the other (depends on what side of the bed Justice Kennedy wakes up).  Either way, savor the victory for now, my friends!  :)

January 31, 2011 Posted by | big government, health care, judiciary | Leave a Comment

Quote of the day, “Schumer’s constitutional ignorance” edition

Chuck the Schmuck, noted attorney and, apparently, constitutional expert extraordinaire (video at link, partial transcription below):

So I would urge my Republican colleagues, no matter how strong they feel — you know, we have three branches of government: we have a House, the Senate, we have a President, and all three of us are going to have to come together and give some.

I wonder if any of his handlers let him know that the three branches of the federal government are the executive, the legislative, and the judicial branches.  Phil Hare just called from the unemployment line to say “Dude, even I knew that!”

And this schmuck has sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution?

January 31, 2011 Posted by | Chuck Schumer, Constitution, quote of the day | 2 Comments

Head of Communist Party USA: Maybe we should team up with Democrats and Obama?

As if they aren’t one and the same!  From PO’ed Patriot:

Sam Webb is the National Chairperson and Spokesperson of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA). According to his Bio he:
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“travels extensively in the U.S. and abroad, including recent trips to South Africa, China, Vietnam, and Cuba where he met with leaders of those countries.”
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In a recent Article posted in the CPUSA News, People’s World, Sam Webb seems to echo the sentiments of AFL-CIO President Trumka, as he calls for a “Broad Unity” to push forward the Agenda of the ‘Working People’:
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“Working people fight on an unfavorable terrain at this moment and are unable to dictate the agenda and terms of struggle. In these conditions, broad unity and reach is essential.”
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Who Might Mr. Webb be interested in Officially “unifying” with?
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The Democrats and the Obama Administration of course:

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“While this assault has bipartisan elements, right-wing extremism is leading the charge and one has to be careful not to lump everybody together.

Each legislative fight has to be examined concretely with an eye to drawing to the side of working people every possible ally in this unprecedented struggle, including sections of the Democratic Party and the Obama administration.

Out of frustration it is easy to put both parties in one boat regardless of circumstances, but that is a strategic and tactical mistake. Struggles that could be won will be lost if this strategy and tactic is pursued, and defeats that could be mitigated will turn into momentous setbacks.”

But hey, where would you get the crazy idea that Obama and the Dems are some sort of pinkos?

January 31, 2011 Posted by | Obama, socialism | 1 Comment

   

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