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Filed in: ObamaCare | by Jay Sekulow | 1:55 PM Apr. 20, 2012
ObamaCare Opposition Mounts - More Democrats Critical
The numbers have been very consistent. A majority of Americans surveyed have repeatedly rejected ObamaCare since it was pushed through Congress and signed into law by President Obama two years ago. This week, 56% of voters polled by Rasmussen said they want to see the flawed health care law repealed. And, now more members of Congress are lining to express their concern as well - including some prominent Democrats. Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), one of President Obama's strongest allies, now says Ob Continue Reading...
Filed in: ObamaCare | by Jay Sekulow | 4:08 PM Apr. 11, 2012
Will Politics Drive SCOTUS Decision on ObamaCare?
In a world where politics has permeated everything, should we be surprised that many Americans believe the Supreme Court will determine the constitutionality of ObamaCare based on politics, rather than the law? That's the findings of a new poll. According to the Washington Post-ABC News poll, half of the public expects the Justices to rule mainly based on their "partisan political views," while fewer, 40%, expect their decisions to be rooted primarily "on the basis of the law." And, the break do Continue Reading...
Filed in: US Constitution | by Jay Sekulow | 3:45 PM Apr. 9, 2012
The Obama Assault on Our Values
President Obama is doing everything in his power to change America. He wants to re-shape this country. The fact is we have a president who is engaged in a radical assault on our values. We have a president forcing Americans to purchase pro-abortion health insurance under penalty of law. A president who ignores the Founder's framework and issues a stinging warning to an independent Supreme Court - a troubling threat as the case is still pending. The criticism continues to mount. The American Ba Continue Reading...
Filed in: ObamaCare | by Jay Sekulow | 9:29 AM Apr. 9, 2012
Values of Federalism at Stake in Health Care Litigation
This article, co-authored by ACLJ Senior Counsel Ed White, is crossposted at the Jurist. The case of US Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida, challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is one of the most important cases to reach the Supreme Court in recent memory. Underscoring its importance, the parties and amici curiae filed about 150 briefs and the Court devoted more than six hours of oral argument at the end of March to the issues. The Florida case raises four issues: (1) whe Continue Reading...
Filed in: ObamaCare | by David French | 3:50 PM Apr. 5, 2012
When the Left Persuades Itself
I read with some amusement David Dow’s Daily Beast piece arguing that Congress should impeach the Supreme Court if they vote to overturn ObamaCare. While Jonah and others have commented ably on Dow’s article, as a lawyer for a firm representing 119 members of Congress in the ObamaCare cases and which has its own case against ObamaCare pending before the Supreme Court now, I was intrigued by Dow’s notion that our arguments were so frivolous that accepting them merited the most s Continue Reading...
Filed in: ObamaCare | by Jay Sekulow | 2:16 PM Apr. 5, 2012
Obama's Self-Induced Constitutional Clash
A new development in the weeklong war of words launched by President Obama at the Supreme Court. Today, Attorney General Holder complied with a request by a federal appeals court judge to provide a written explanation about the role of the judiciary. It all began on Monday when President Obama chastised the high court saying it would be "unprecedented" for the Supreme Court to overturn ObamaCare. He also attempted to raise doubts about the legitimacy of such opposition by what he called "activi Continue Reading...
