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Liberals had no idea Obamacare might be unconstitutional

Mar 30, 2012 Comments Off by

In which I gloat . . . just a bit

Okay, so in the previous post, I cautioned opponents of Obamacare not to break out the champagne. And even if the case against it is won, that fact won’t be known for quite some time. …

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Raw audio, text on day 1 of O-care oral arguments (plus, encouraging news?)

Mar 27, 2012 Comments Off by

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Department of Health and Human Servs. v. Florida
Docket Number: 11-398-Monday
Date Argued: 03/26/12

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The encouraging bit:

SCOTUS skeptical of idea that mandate is a tax

On the first day of …

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Obamacare would end a millennium of contract law

Mar 26, 2012 Comments Off by

In ,The 4 Best Legal Arguments Against ObamaCare, Damon Root points out the violence that Obamacare does to fundamental notions of contract law:

4. The Individual Mandate Threatens the Foundations of Contract Law

American contract law rests on the principle of mutual assent. If I hold a …

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ACRU Files Supreme Court Briefs Defending Arizona and Challenging ObamaCare

Feb 14, 2012 Comments Off

“We see these cases as a crucial test of whether we will remain a self-governing republic or slide into the sort of massive welfare state and social chaos that characterizes many European countries.” 

– Susan A. Carleson, Chairman and CEO, American Civil Rights …

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