No Fast Track for ObamaCare

It rarely happens, but we were hopeful the Supreme Court would fast track the Commonwealth of Virginia's lawsuit challenging ObamaCare.

Today, the high court said it would not expedite the matter, leaving it to proceed through the normal appeals court process.

We're disappointed, but not surprised since the Supreme Court rarely steps in to expedite a case.  However, it is unfortunate that the high court failed to put this case on the fast track since this issue is of the utmost importance and that time is of the essence in resolving the constitutionality of ObamaCare. 

We remain confident, however, that this flawed health care law will ultimately be declared unconstitutional after winding its way through the normal appeals process. 

We are challenging ObamaCare directly with our own federal lawsuit and we have filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit after a federal district court dismissed the suit.  In our lawsuit, we argue that Congress does not have the power under the Constitution to require Americans to purchase health insurance and that the mandate also violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993.

In addition, the ACLJ has filed an amicus brief on behalf of 28 members of Congress and more than 70,000 Americans supporting the Commonwealth of Virginia's lawsuit challenging the mandate in federal court in Richmond.  And, we filed an amicus brief on behalf of 49 members of Congress at the 4th Circuit backing Virginia's position.

The ACLJ also has filed an amicus brief on behalf of 63 members of Congress and more than 70,000 Americans supporting the lawsuit brought by 26 states in the federal court in Florida.

We will continue to bring you developments on the legal challenges against ObamaCare. And, at the end of the day, we believe ObamaCare ultimately will be rejected by the high court.