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Showing posts with label Obamacare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Obamacare. Show all posts
Friday, February 18, 2011
SHOWDOWN: Alaska Gov Sean Parnell REFUSES to Enact ObamaCare...
0 comments Posted by queen at 6:03 AM
The State of Alaska -one of 26 states signed-on as Plaintiff in the Florida federal case- has decided not to implement ObamaCare in any way after that judge struck down the entire stealth HC nationalization as unconstitutional...
WSJ:
Alaska Governor Sean Parnell said he won't implement the federal health-care overhaul after a judge in Florida struck down the law as unconstitutional.
It's not immediately clear what practical impact the unusual move would have on Alaskans, an estimated 14% of which are uninsured year-round. A major expansion of the federal law is still pending, and a legal expert and health-care consumer advocate say any refusal by the states to participate in the law is an invitation to the federal government to step in and implement it for them.
Mr. Parnell, who sought the advice of his attorney general amid concerns implementing the law would violate his oath of office, told the Juneau Chamber of Commerce the state would pursue lawful, market-based solutions to making insurance affordable and accessible to Alaskans.
He said the Florida judge's ruling is the law of the land, as it pertains to Alaska, barring implementation of the federal law here. He said the state will pursue options of its own instead.
Alaska was one of 26 states that were party to the Florida lawsuit; however, in other cases, two federal judges have upheld the law and one judge ruled a provision requiring citizens to buy health insurance or face penalties—a major point of contention in the Florida case—is unconstitutional but did not strike down the rest of the law...
Writing in The Washington Times, a practicing Kansas MD -and Obama's own second cousin- Dr Milton Wolf had advocated this very strategy for states earlier in the week:
"...the states should declare their own moratorium on implementation of Obamacare until the Supreme Court offers its ruling on the president’s health care overhaul."
At minimum, it's nice to see somebody with some backbone like Alaska Governor Sean Parnell standing up to this heinous regime... alas, in the end all will be resolved only by SCOTUS. But I dare any of the libs on that court to explain how the Constitution allows for mandatory purchase of a good or service- and with heavy-handed IRS enforcement, no less! There's no grey area there, please.
ObamaCare looks to be on the verge of defunding by GOP legislators as well... death by 1000 cuts as good as repeal for now, but somehow, someway... ObamaCare must be destroyed.
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Monday, December 13, 2010
The decision by the judge in Virginia that the mandate to force people to buy Obamacare in unconstitutional is great news. Of course we all knew Obamacare was unlawful, but we do need the courts to protect us. What other goods and services could the government force us to buy if this were allowed to stand?
Stalling any and all implementation is essential. We will lose doctors immediately once doctors find they can no longer pay their overhead and keep their offices open.
Monday, December 6, 2010
The impending draft of American physicians into a communist system of health "care" has the majority of them making other plans. Are you telling me that free men don't want their businesses and professional skills stolen from them?
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
"Muhammad better not be depicted anywhere in this drawing of us CAIR Bears, or we will cut off your head and murder you in the street. Also, we will murder you if you make us suffer under Obamacare with everyone else. We have many other excuses for wanting to murder you, too. Admiral Akbar!"
Can someone with a solid knowledge of the misunderstood CAIR Bears that are Muslims tell us whether these people purchase renters’, homeowners’, and car insurance in America?
Obama deliberately setup page 107 of Obamacare to specifically exclude Muslims from having to either purchase insurance under Obamacare or suffer the severe financial penalties for noncompliance of the mandate.
His reasoning was that the misunderstood CAIR Bears of the “religion of peace” can’t buy insurance because “that is gambling” and it is item #17,876,543 of “Things That Offend Islam and Require Beheading and Death of Those Who Offend Islam”.
I'm liking the Hillbuzz ideas here.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Obama Admin Threatens to Destroy Insurers Who Criticize Obamacare
0 comments Posted by queen at 1:36 PM
Washington Examiner states, "The threat to use government regulation to destroy or harm someone's business because they disagree with government officials is thuggery. Like the Obama administration's transfer of money from Chrysler bondholders to its political allies in the United Auto Workers, it is a form of gangster government."
Zero tolerance for expressing an opinion, or offering an explanation to policyholders? They’re more subtle than this in Caracas. …More here.
This is nasty stuff and an obvious attempt to shift political blame for rising insurance costs before the election. It’s also an early sign of life under ObamaCare, when all health-care decisions are political and the bureaucrats decide who can charge how much for a service or product.
Oh, don't worry. There is no government takeover of Health Care. Sen. Kent Conrad says so.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Voting today? Voting soon? Voting in NOvember?
Let's make it a Hell NOvember for the fans of Obamacare. Yes, Obamacare. The gift that keeps on giving. American employers are already scared to hire new workers, in good part because of the burdens of Obamacare. Additionally, the 1099 reporting requirements will crush small business under an avalanche of tax paperwork. Can you imagine sending a 1099 form to Staples or the computer store? Yep. Wherever you spent more than $600, you will have to send a 1099 tax form, after scrambling around to find out the taxpayer ID number for each of these retail outlets. Nightmare!
Hat Tip RWNJ.Now that the damage has been done everyone wants to know who needs to be held accountable in November. Below is the list of the 219 representatives that voted to pass this disasterous piece of legislation. Note that 34 Democrats joined every Republican in voting against it. Isn’t it nice to see that Obama is keeping his promise of ending partisanship? We actually had bi-partisan resistance to the bill, that’s certainly a step forward, right?
Voted YES Voted NO Gary L. Ackerman D N.Y.-5 Robert B. Aderholt R Ala.-4 Robert E. Andrews D N.J.-1 John Adler D N.J.-3 Joe Baca D Calif.-43 Todd Akin R Mo.-2 Brian Baird D Wash.-3 Rodney Alexander R La.-5 Tammy Baldwin D Wis.-2 Jason Altmire D Pa.-4 Melissa Bean D Ill.-8 Michael Arcuri D N.Y.-24 Xavier Becerra D Calif.-31 Steve Austria R Ohio-7 Shelley Berkley D Nev.-1 Michele Bachmann R Minn.-6 Howard L. Berman D Calif.-28 Spencer Bachus R Ala.-6 Timothy H. Bishop D N.Y.-1 J. Gresham Barrett R S.C.-3 Sanford D. Bishop Jr. D Ga.-2 John Barrow D Ga.-12 Earl Blumenauer D Ore.-3 Roscoe G. Bartlett R Md.-6 John Boccieri D Ohio-16 Joe L. Barton R Tex.-6 Leonard L. Boswell D Iowa-3 Marion Berry D Ark.-1 Allen Boyd D Fla.-2 Judy Biggert R Ill.-13 Robert A. Brady D Pa.-1 Brian P. Bilbray R Calif.-50 Bruce Braley D Iowa-1 Gus Bilirakis R Fla.-9 Corrine Brown D Fla.-3 Rob Bishop R Utah-1 G. K. Butterfield D N.C.-1 Marsha Blackburn R Tenn.-7 Lois Capps D Calif.-23 Roy Blunt R Mo.-7 Michael E. Capuano D Mass.-8 John A. Boehner R Ohio-8 Dennis Cardoza D Calif.-18 Jo Bonner R Ala.-1 Russ Carnahan D Mo.-3 Mary Bono Mack R Calif.-45 Christopher Carney D Pa.-10 John Boozman R Ark.-3 André Carson D Ind.-7 Dan Boren D Okla.-2 Kathy Castor D Fla.-11 Rick Boucher D Va.-9 Judy Chu D Calif.-32 Charles Boustany Jr. R La.-7 Yvette Clarke D N.Y.-11 Kevin Brady R Tex.-8 William Lacy Clay D Mo.-1 Bobby Bright D Ala.-2 Emanuel Cleaver II D Mo.-5 Paul Broun R Ga.-10 James E. Clyburn D S.C.-6 Henry E. Brown Jr. R S.C.-1 Steve Cohen D Tenn.-9 Ginny Brown-Waite R Fla.-5 Gerald E. Connolly D Va.-11 Vern Buchanan R Fla.-13 John Conyers Jr. D Mich.-14 Michael C. Burgess R Tex.-26 Jim Cooper D Tenn.-5 Dan Burton R Ind.-5 Jim Costa D Calif.-20 Steve Buyer R Ind.-4 Jerry F. Costello D Ill.-12 Ken Calvert R Calif.-44 Joe Courtney D Conn.-2 Dave Camp R Mich.-4 Joseph Crowley D N.Y.-7 John Campbell R Calif.-48 Henry Cuellar D Tex.-28 Eric Cantor R Va.-7 Elijah E. Cummings D Md.-7 Anh Cao R La.-2 Kathy Dahlkemper D Pa.-3 Shelley Moore Capito R W.Va.-2 Danny K. Davis D Ill.-7 John Carter R Tex.-31 Susan A. Davis D Calif.-53 Bill Cassidy R La.-6 Peter A. DeFazio D Ore.-4 Michael N. Castle R Del.-1 Diana DeGette D Colo.-1 Jason Chaffetz R Utah-3 Bill Delahunt D Mass.-10 Ben Chandler D Ky.-6 Rosa DeLauro D Conn.-3 Travis Childers D Miss.-1 Norman D. Dicks D Wash.-6 Howard Coble R N.C.-6 John D. Dingell D Mich.-15 Mike Coffman R Colo.-6 Lloyd Doggett D Tex.-25 Tom Cole R Okla.-4 Joe Donnelly D Ind.-2 K. Michael Conaway R Tex.-11 Mike Doyle D Pa.-14 Ander Crenshaw R Fla.-4 Steve Driehaus D Ohio-1 John Culberson R Tex.-7 Donna Edwards D Md.-4 Artur Davis D Ala.-7 Keith Ellison D Minn.-5 Geoff Davis R Ky.-4 Brad Ellsworth D Ind.-8 Lincoln Davis D Tenn.-4 Eliot L. Engel D N.Y.-17 Charlie Dent R Pa.-15 Anna G. Eshoo D Calif.-14 Lincoln Diaz-Balart R Fla.-21 Bob Etheridge D N.C.-2 Mario Diaz-Balart R Fla.-25 Sam Farr D Calif.-17 David Dreier R Calif.-26 Chaka Fattah D Pa.-2 John J. Duncan Jr. R Tenn.-2 Bob Filner D Calif.-51 Chet Edwards D Tex.-17 Bill Foster D Ill.-14 Vernon J. Ehlers R Mich.-3 Barney Frank D Mass.-4 Jo Ann Emerson R Mo.-8 Marcia L. Fudge D Ohio-11 Mary Fallin R Okla.-5 John Garamendi D Calif.-10 Jeff Flake R Ariz.-6 Gabrielle Giffords D Ariz.-8 John Fleming R La.-4 Charlie Gonzalez D Tex.-20 J. Randy Forbes R Va.-4 Bart Gordon D Tenn.-6 Jeff Fortenberry R Neb.-1 Alan Grayson D Fla.-8 Virginia Foxx R N.C.-5 Al Green D Tex.-9 Trent Franks R Ariz.-2 Gene Green D Tex.-29 Rodney Frelinghuysen R N.J.-11 Raúl M. Grijalva D Ariz.-7 Elton Gallegly R Calif.-24 Luis V. Gutierrez D Ill.-4 Scott Garrett R N.J.-5 John Hall D N.Y.-19 Jim Gerlach R Pa.-6 Debbie Halvorson D Ill.-11 Phil Gingrey R Ga.-11 Phil Hare D Ill.-17 Louie Gohmert R Tex.-1 Jane Harman D Calif.-36 Robert W. Goodlatte R Va.-6 Alcee L. Hastings D Fla.-23 Kay Granger R Tex.-12 Martin Heinrich D N.M.-1 Sam Graves R Mo.-6 Brian Higgins D N.Y.-27 Parker Griffith R Ala.-5 Baron P. Hill D Ind.-9 Brett Guthrie R Ky.-2 Jim Himes D Conn.-4 Ralph M. Hall R Tex.-4 Maurice D. Hinchey D N.Y.-22 Gregg Harper R Miss.-3 Rubén Hinojosa D Tex.-15 Doc Hastings R Wash.-4 Mazie K. Hirono D Hawaii-2 Dean Heller R Nev.-2 Paul W. Hodes D N.H.-2 Jeb Hensarling R Tex.-5 Rush Holt D N.J.-12 Wally Herger R Calif.-2 Michael M. Honda D Calif.-15 Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D S.D.-1 Steny H. Hoyer D Md.-5 Peter Hoekstra R Mich.-2 Jay Inslee D Wash.-1 Tim Holden D Pa.-17 Steve Israel D N.Y.-2 Duncan D. Hunter R Calif.-52 Jesse L. Jackson Jr. D Ill.-2 Bob Inglis R S.C.-4 Sheila Jackson-Lee D Tex.-18 Darrell Issa R Calif.-49 Eddie Bernice Johnson D Tex.-30 Lynn Jenkins R Kan.-2 Hank Johnson D Ga.-4 Sam Johnson R Tex.-3 Steve Kagen D Wis.-8 Timothy V. Johnson R Ill.-15 Paul E. Kanjorski D Pa.-11 Walter B. Jones R N.C.-3 Marcy Kaptur D Ohio-9 Jim Jordan R Ohio-4 Patrick J. Kennedy D R.I.-1 Peter T. King R N.Y.-3 Dale E. Kildee D Mich.-5 Steve King R Iowa-5 Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick D Mich.-13 Jack Kingston R Ga.-1 Mary Jo Kilroy D Ohio-15 Mark Steven Kirk R Ill.-10 Ron Kind D Wis.-3 Larry Kissell D N.C.-8 Ann Kirkpatrick D Ariz.-1 John Kline R Minn.-2 Ron Klein D Fla.-22 Frank Kratovil Jr. D Md.-1 Suzanne Kosmas D Fla.-24 Doug Lamborn R Colo.-5 Dennis J. Kucinich D Ohio-10 Leonard Lance R N.J.-7 Jim Langevin D R.I.-2 Tom Latham R Iowa-4 Rick Larsen D Wash.-2 Steven C. LaTourette R Ohio-14 John B. Larson D Conn.-1 Robert E. Latta R Ohio-5 Barbara Lee D Calif.-9 Christopher Lee R N.Y.-26 Sander M. Levin D Mich.-12 Jerry Lewis R Calif.-41 John Lewis D Ga.-5 John Linder R Ga.-7 Dave Loebsack D Iowa-2 Daniel Lipinski D Ill.-3 Zoe Lofgren D Calif.-16 Frank A. LoBiondo R N.J.-2 Nita M. Lowey D N.Y.-18 Frank D. Lucas R Okla.-3 Ben Ray Lujan D N.M.-3 Blaine Luetkemeyer R Mo.-9 Dan Maffei D N.Y.-25 Cynthia M. Lummis R Wyo.-1 Carolyn B. Maloney D N.Y.-14 Dan Lungren R Calif.-3 Betsy Markey D Colo.-4 Stephen F. Lynch D Mass.-9 Edward J. Markey D Mass.-7 Connie Mack R Fla.-14 Doris Matsui D Calif.-5 Donald Manzullo R Ill.-16 Carolyn McCarthy D N.Y.-4 Kenny Marchant R Tex.-24 Betty McCollum D Minn.-4 Jim Marshall D Ga.-8 Jim McDermott D Wash.-7 Jim Matheson D Utah-2 Jim McGovern D Mass.-3 Kevin McCarthy R Calif.-22 Jerry McNerney D Calif.-11 Michael McCaul R Tex.-10 Kendrick B. Meek D Fla.-17 Tom McClintock R Calif.-4 Gregory W. Meeks D N.Y.-6 Thaddeus McCotter R Mich.-11 Michael H. Michaud D Me.-2 Patrick T. McHenry R N.C.-10 Brad Miller D N.C.-13 Mike McIntyre D N.C.-7 George Miller D Calif.-7 Howard P. McKeon R Calif.-25 Harry E. Mitchell D Ariz.-5 Michael E. McMahon D N.Y.-13 Alan B. Mollohan D W.Va.-1 Cathy McMorris Rodgers R Wash.-5 Dennis Moore D Kan.-3 Charlie Melancon D La.-3 Gwen Moore D Wis.-4 John L. Mica R Fla.-7 James P. Moran D Va.-8 Candice S. Miller R Mich.-10 Christopher S. Murphy D Conn.-5 Gary G. Miller R Calif.-42 Patrick J. Murphy D Pa.-8 Jeff Miller R Fla.-1 Scott Murphy D N.Y.-20 Walt Minnick D Idaho-1 Jerrold Nadler D N.Y.-8 Jerry Moran R Kan.-1 Grace F. Napolitano D Calif.-38 Tim Murphy R Pa.-18 Richard E. Neal D Mass.-2 Sue Myrick R N.C.-9 James L. Oberstar D Minn.-8 Randy Neugebauer R Tex.-19 David R. Obey D Wis.-7 Devin Nunes R Calif.-21 John W. Olver D Mass.-1 Glenn Nye D Va.-2 Solomon P. Ortiz D Tex.-27 Pete Olson R Tex.-22 Bill Owens D N.Y.-23 Ron Paul R Tex.-14 Frank Pallone D N.J.-6 Erik Paulsen R Minn.-3 Bill Pascrell Jr. D N.J.-8 Mike Pence R Ind.-6 Ed Pastor D Ariz.-4 Collin C. Peterson D Minn.-7 Donald M. Payne D N.J.-10 Tom Petri R Wis.-6 Nancy Pelosi D Calif.-8 Joe Pitts R Pa.-16 Ed Perlmutter D Colo.-7 Todd R. Platts R Pa.-19 Tom Perriello D Va.-5 Ted Poe R Tex.-2 Gary Peters D Mich.-9 Bill Posey R Fla.-15 Chellie Pingree D Me.-1 Tom Price R Ga.-6 Jared Polis D Colo.-2 Adam H. Putnam R Fla.-12 Earl Pomeroy D N.D.-1 George P. Radanovich R Calif.-19 David E. Price D N.C.-4 Denny Rehberg R Mont.-1 Mike Quigley D Ill.-5 Dave Reichert R Wash.-8 Nick J. Rahall II D W.Va.-3 Phil Roe R Tenn.-1 Charles B. Rangel D N.Y.-15 Harold Rogers R Ky.-5 Silvestre Reyes D Tex.-16 Mike D. Rogers R Ala.-3 Laura Richardson D Calif.-37 Mike Rogers R Mich.-8 Ciro D. Rodriguez D Tex.-23 Dana Rohrabacher R Calif.-46 Steven R. Rothman D N.J.-9 Tom Rooney R Fla.-16 Lucille Roybal-Allard D Calif.-34 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R Fla.-18 C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger D Md.-2 Peter Roskam R Ill.-6 Bobby L. Rush D Ill.-1 Mike Ross D Ark.-4 Tim Ryan D Ohio-17 Ed Royce R Calif.-40 John Salazar D Colo.-3 Paul D. Ryan R Wis.-1 Linda T. Sanchez D Calif.-39 Steve Scalise R La.-1 Loretta Sanchez D Calif.-47 Jean Schmidt R Ohio-2 John Sarbanes D Md.-3 Aaron Schock R Ill.-18 Jan Schakowsky D Ill.-9 F. James Sensenbrenner R Wis.-5 Mark Schauer D Mich.-7 Pete Sessions R Tex.-32 Adam B. Schiff D Calif.-29 John Shadegg R Ariz.-3 Kurt Schrader D Ore.-5 John Shimkus R Ill.-19 Allyson Y. Schwartz D Pa.-13 Heath Shuler D N.C.-11 David Scott D Ga.-13 Bill Shuster R Pa.-9 Robert C. Scott D Va.-3 Mike Simpson R Idaho-2 José E. Serrano D N.Y.-16 Ike Skelton D Mo.-4 Joe Sestak D Pa.-7 Adrian Smith R Neb.-3 Carol Shea-Porter D N.H.-1 Christopher H. Smith R N.J.-4 Brad Sherman D Calif.-27 Lamar Smith R Tex.-21 Albio Sires D N.J.-13 Mark Souder R Ind.-3 Louise M. Slaughter D N.Y.-28 Zack Space D Ohio-18 Adam Smith D Wash.-9 Cliff Stearns R Fla.-6 Vic Snyder D Ark.-2 John Sullivan R Okla.-1 Jackie Speier D Calif.-12 John Tanner D Tenn.-8 John M. Spratt Jr. D S.C.-5 Gene Taylor D Miss.-4 Pete Stark D Calif.-13 Harry Teague D N.M.-2 Bart Stupak D Mich.-1 Lee Terry R Neb.-2 Betty Sutton D Ohio-13 Glenn Thompson R Pa.-5 Bennie Thompson D Miss.-2 William M. Thornberry R Tex.-13 Mike Thompson D Calif.-1 Todd Tiahrt R Kan.-4 John F. Tierney D Mass.-6 Pat Tiberi R Ohio-12 Dina Titus D Nev.-3 Michael R. Turner R Ohio-3 Paul Tonko D N.Y.-21 Fred Upton R Mich.-6 Edolphus Towns D N.Y.-10 Greg Walden R Ore.-2 Niki Tsongas D Mass.-5 Zach Wamp R Tenn.-3 Chris Van Hollen D Md.-8 Lynn Westmoreland R Ga.-3 Nydia M. Velázquez D N.Y.-12 Edward Whitfield R Ky.-1 Peter J. Visclosky D Ind.-1 Joe Wilson R S.C.-2 Tim Walz D Minn.-1 Robert J. Wittman R Va.-1 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D Fla.-20 Frank R. Wolf R Va.-10 Maxine Waters D Calif.-35 C. W. Bill Young R Fla.-10 Diane Watson D Calif.-33 Don Young R Alaska-1 Melvin Watt D N.C.-12 Henry A. Waxman D Calif.-30 Anthony Weiner D N.Y.-9 Peter Welch D Vt.-1 Charlie Wilson D Ohio-6 Lynn Woolsey D Calif.-6 David Wu D Ore.-1 John Yarmuth D Ky.-3
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
State and university employees with families can expect to see their monthly health-insurance costs rise as much as 37 percent next year, depending on the type of plan they choose.
Figures provided by the Arizona Department of Administration show that health plans for families and single adults with children will shoulder the most-expensive monthly premium increases beginning Jan. 1, while individuals will pay modest increases.
The Department of Administration cited federal health reform as the reason the state's health plans will carry "greater expenses and higher premiums for members," according to a June 30 letter sent to about 135,000 state and university employees and their dependents.
The letter named two provisions that the state expects will drive health-insurance costs higher. One is a requirement that insurance plans provide coverage for dependent children up to age 26. The other is the federal legislation's ban on lifetime limits, an insurance-industry practice that cuts coverage once an individual's medical expenses exceed a set amount over their lifetime.
Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2010/07/21/20100721arizona-workers-to-see-insurance-fees-increase.html#ixzz0uKMxvSta
Monday, April 5, 2010
A dhimmi is a non-muslim in a muslim country who is treated as a second-class citizen, with punishing taxes, abuse, and no legal recourse.Let’s Get this Straight:President Obama
Vice President Biden
Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
White House Staff
Cabinet Secretaries
Congressional Staff*
Amish
American Indian Tribes
Criminals
Scientologists
Christian Scientists
Muslims
Baptists
Catholics
Lutherans
Jews
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NO Exemption
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NO Exemption*Congressional staffers who wrote ObamaCare, staffers working in a leadership office or for a Congressional committee all receive an exemption.
How is this happening in America?
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
I have to tell you that I have wondered why physicians didn't speak out more loudly against Obamacare this past year. I still don't understand why the American Medical Association endorsed it. I understand that the AMA represents less than 30% of all physicians. But why would they sell out their members so completely. Almost like the AARP endorsement throwing seniors under the bus. As if someone has been Bought Off.
To actually DO something about Obamacare, I suppose they had to wait until it became law. And now the AAPS, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, has filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (AAPS v. Sebelius et al.).
“If the PPACA (Obamacare) goes unchallenged, then it spells the end of freedom in medicine as we know it,” observed Jane Orient, M.D., the Executive Director of AAPS. “Courts should not allow this massive intrusion into the practice of medicine and the rights of patients.”
“There will be a dire shortage of physicians if the PPACA becomes effective and is not overturned by the courts.”
The PPACA requires most Americans to buy government-approved insurance starting in 2014, or face stiff penalties. Insurance company executives will be enriched by this requirement, but it violates the Fifth Amendment protection against the government forcing one person to pay cash to another. AAPS is the first to assert this important constitutional claim.
The PPACA also violates the Tenth Amendment, the Commerce Clause, and the provisions authorizing taxation. The Taxing and Spending power cannot be invoked, as the premiums go to private insurance companies. The traditional sovereignty of the States over the practice of medicine is destroyed by the PPACA.
I hope the physicians and the 14 states that are suing against Obamacare are successful. There are other ways to reform health care without gutting the best health care system in the world.
Hat Tip AAPS via PRNewswire. Picture via Moonbattery.
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