Conservatives Say They Will Sue to Stop Healthcare Reform
By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers
While they still believe Congress will not succeed in passing a healthcare reform package shaped the way the president and Democrats want, opponents of government-run healthcare are laying the groundwork for lawsuits to stall and eventually kill any Democratic legislative victory—just in case. A broad group of conservatives has begun to explore how to file such lawsuits, who would file them, and what components of the legislation would be challenged, if not all of it. Because the effort is in the initial stages, none of those involved would allow Washington Whispers to identify them.
The first task, the conservatives say, is to find people or groups "with standing" to file the suits. They don't expect, however, that identifying groups or employers will be difficult if the mandate to require people to buy health insurance ends up in the final bill. Most of the conservatives involved say that the mandate amounts to a tax and that it will be fought on constitutional grounds. Also, the lawsuits won't be filed just in federal court in Washington. Sources say the suits will also be filed in most states and in as many courts as possible to avoid putting all eggs "in just a few baskets."
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STOP this Crazy Bill -
Instead of throwing the kitchen sink, dishes, water faucets all out - work on only 1 maybe 2 issues for the health care reform bill. It is ridiculous to force this bill through with all the nonsense that is attached.
I say NO NO NO NO to the health care reform bill!!
Liberalism and the progressive attitude
Recently, there was a map published in the WSJ of the states that are financially in trouble. What was particularly interesting about the map is that it looked like the ten worst states were all blue, that is democratic liberal states.
Security for Freedom is a fools exchange
With each new law, new tax, and new regulation our freedoms are washed away by the unending flood of good intentions that flow out of Washington.
This yoke of "health care reform" Senator Reid and others prepare for us is too great for us to bear. We will be crushed by its burdensome weight. As a country we stand on the precipice. Freedom and Liberty hang in the balance.
If we are to remain a free people we must defeat this by any means necessary.
Long live Freedom, Long live the U.S. Constitution
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