if it should fail it would be a disaster for Obama's re-election.....he would go into November facing the loss of his biggest "fulfilled" campaign promise.....
this will be of interest to you legal types and the result to all of us
i have to admit that i am in favor of it standing up to scotus review
http://news.yahoo.com/u-healthcare-l...165037809.html
I pledge allegiance to the constitution of the United States of America as amended by the legislative and executive branches and interpreted by the Supreme Court
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America
if it should fail it would be a disaster for Obama's re-election.....he would go into November facing the loss of his biggest "fulfilled" campaign promise.....
Isaiah 6:5
“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
I pledge allegiance to the constitution of the United States of America as amended by the legislative and executive branches and interpreted by the Supreme Court
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America
midcan5 (03-27-2012)
if the law is upheld, the founders vision of america is completely dead. there is absolutely no frickin way that the 'restricted' central government they envisioned would have been able to mandate the purchase of anything. It was bad enough when they were allowed to prohibit the possession of anything without a constitutional amendment, but then again, democrats and republicans haven't cared about the constitution for over a century.
A sad commentary on we, as a people, and our viewpoint of our freedom can be summed up like this. We have liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, yet those very people look at Constitutionalists as radical and extreme.................so those liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans must believe that the constitution is radical and extreme.
Isaiah 6:5
“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
Yea well you've never had to manage the health care needs of 30 million uninsured or the cost of providing for the needs of 40 million seniors, have you? Or should we just let the old and poor fuckers die? Do you have any better and workable options that would pass your high and mighty purity test?
You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic!
midcan5 (03-27-2012), Phantasmal (03-16-2012)
...or a diamond. I hope it never happens to you PiMP but if a family member of yours is seriosly injured or develops a life threatening illness, you'll probably be singing a different tune when you can get competent medical care and not go bankrupt or watch them suffer or die cause you cannot afford adequate care or are denied access to care by your Insurance company.
I really don't understand why you reactionaries insist on stradling this nation with a backward, third world health management system? With our wealth and technology and educational system why do you oppose moderninzing our health care managements system? It defies logic and reason. I just don't get why you want to stay stuck in the 1950's?
Last edited by Mott the Hoople; 03-15-2012 at 03:53 PM.
You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic!
christiefan915 (03-20-2012), Phantasmal (03-16-2012)
Probably not. With substantial aspects of PPACA I doubt anything SCOTUS could decide before the election would help Obama. I think that will affect Obama's legacy more than anything. SCOTUS can't undo all of PPACA. They can hit it hard one the universal mandate and rule that unconstitutional, which would certainly have an impact on cost management. Most of the other aspects of the law would require Congress to change the law. That would be pretty hard to do with out one party controlling the White House, The House and a 60 seat majority in the Senate, which is what Democrats had when they passed the law. That's unlikely to happen in the near future.
You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic!
"if the law is upheld, the founders vision of america is completely dead."
Quite the contrary. The Founders made it very clear what they hoped to achieve.
(Excerpt) The Preamble to the United States Constitution is a brief introductory statement of the Constitution's fundamental purposes and guiding principles. It states in general terms, and courts have referred to it as reliable evidence of, the Founding Fathers' intentions regarding the Constitution's meaning and what they hoped the Constitution would achieve.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. (End) (Dic.com)
If the Founders were aware that a pill, costing 50 cents at today's prices, would increase the lifespan of certain citizens by decades do you think the Founders would have said, "To hell with that. Let them die"?
Furthermore, there is a difference between demanding one make a purchase they can not afford and demanding they make a purchase with the assistance of the government, if necessary. Whether "general welfare" applies to individuals or the country as a whole it is in the interest of both that citizens do not die unnecessarily.
The preamble, what the Founders hoped the Constitution would achieve, clearly states the government is to "promote" (to help or encourage to exist or flourish) the general welfare. Relieving pain and suffering. Preventing untimely deaths.
In order for one to say the government is overstepping its mandate they must interpret "promote" as "do nothing" or consider that sickness and death of citizens have no bearing on the general welfare of the citizens and/or the country.
Do you see any other possible reason?
"May your reality be as pleasant as mine."
Don Quixote (03-16-2012)
1) that's irrelevant. the constitution was not written to make the government our nannies or parents.
2) that's irrelevant. the federal government has no constitutional power to manage anyones healthcare but their own.
3) that's irrelevant. I have parents and when they need it, i'll take care of their needs. that's how it should be for everyone else to, but selfish fuckers like you don't want to care for your own elderly family members, you want the government to do it.
A sad commentary on we, as a people, and our viewpoint of our freedom can be summed up like this. We have liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, yet those very people look at Constitutionalists as radical and extreme.................so those liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans must believe that the constitution is radical and extreme.
the preamble assigns no powers, the articles do. therefore, the preamble gives a general definition, not an ultimate definition.
pretty damned tired of your bullshit preamble thinking that the government can do anything with phenomenal cosmic powers when the founders wrote a constitution that LIMITS the federal power.
A sad commentary on we, as a people, and our viewpoint of our freedom can be summed up like this. We have liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, yet those very people look at Constitutionalists as radical and extreme.................so those liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans must believe that the constitution is radical and extreme.
I pledge allegiance to the constitution of the United States of America as amended by the legislative and executive branches and interpreted by the Supreme Court
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America
Mott the Hoople (03-16-2012)
I hope it doesn't happen to anyone.....but it puzzles me why some on the left think that the way to make sure those who didn't have insurance were protected was to fuck up the insurance that some people DID have....the goal was to add protection, not destroy it......
of course you have to remember that this is insurance brought to you by people who thought, in college, that the way to save the country was to burn it down......
Isaiah 6:5
“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
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- -- Aristotle
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- -- The Buddha
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
- -- Aristotle
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