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14 more states file anti-Obamacare amicus brief.

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  May 29th, 2011 at 05:30 PM  | 

RESIZE: AAA

(I decided to crosspost this after all)

This one will be for Seven-Sky v. Holder, which is scheduled for oral argument in September. The amicus brief will be on the individual mandate; more specifically, that the individual mandate is unconstitutional.

I mostly draw this to people’s attention because of the following list:

Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Maine*, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Bolded states had elections for Attorney General in 2010: underlined states are where the job flipped from from Democratic to Republican.

Elections matter.

Moe Lane (crosspost)

*Elected by legislature.

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  • lineholder

    That’s so ironic. Playing both sides of the issue, aren’t they?

  • http://www.usdebateboard.com usdebateboard

    Come hither, Chris Chrstie.

  • dmacleo

    but if you believe a law is unconstitutional and have a manner to not be held to it, wouldn’t you?
    iirc the waiver process started before the election too but may be wrong.

  • altexas

    I suspect this this heavy weight unicorn will leave the decision up to a Sharia law judge.

  • http://moelane.com/ Moe Lane

    I don’t know the politics involved, but apparently AGs aren’t appointed on a partisan basis in NJ.

  • http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens

    Now quick, go start a website telling the whole world that Gov. Christie is a secret jihadi.

  • bags64

    other states carry the ball on this… he’s got enough on his platter as is?

  • http://charlemagne-the-hammer.blogspot.com/ DerKrieger

    …the individual mandate is I find the definition of a minimum benefit package more offensive. I have a high deductible, low premium plan with an HSA and I love it. Under Obamacare I would lose the freedom to choose an HSA and have to purchase a government defined plan. To me that is just as, if not more, coercive than the individual mandate because I’m not going to go without insurance. I don’t need to be forced to buy it. I have the good sense to do so on my own.

  • http://www4.webng.com/rickbull/lostlucky/ rickbull

    Is that some kind of “fat” joke?

  • carolina

    I just heard this on Judge Napolitanto’s (sp?) show.
    He said 4 states have a waiver – including his home state of NJ.

  • http://whattoreadtoday.blogspot.com/ Paula

    I wasn’t a fan of OH Attorney General Mike DeWine and held my nose and voted for him, but he’s wasted no time in going after Obamacare (under Gov. Kasich’s direction). If he can keep his hands off our 2nd amendment rights he might turn out to be a decent AG.

  • Menlo

    They just have to brown nose Kathleen Sebelius.

  • bobojake
  • altexas

    Governor Christie must rank right up there with such great men as Harry Reid to get a waiver for his State.

  • averagevoterdotcom

    as it undernines and underlines the main premise of obummercare, that is that a comprehensive centralized management of healthcare for 320 million disparate citizens is doable. If the SC senses and concludes, as they stare at their ceiling at night, that this monstrosity of a law is not excecutable (doable), then they are likley to conclude it is not legal.

    so bring on those waivers!

  • renny

    Christie has never evidenced interest in being part of any of the suits.

  • ohiohistorian

    BEFORE they filed the brief. They wouldn’t have received it if they had filed first, you can bet.

  • ohiohistorian

    But you know, it is 14 states that have signed up on this, so maybe mini-Monty got confused. You DO remember the “gang of 14″ that Mike was a part of?

  • johnt

    “Holder declares littering problem out of control, Wasserman calls for emergency cushion distribution & national freeze on wheelchair sales. NY Times & media search for clues to possible Racism.

  • cja99

    Just look at Nancy Pillosi’s district. Everything is on the up and up, sure it is? Don’t you just love the forthright honesty of this administration. Taxpayer money is going toward bribery again, to re-elect Obama. This mandate is so wrong and I hope the Court will get rid of Obamacare.

  • izoneguy

    Re-up them for the favored class? Or grant America as a whole a waiver until the 2012 elections are over????

    Throw Obama out and the entire US will get a waiver from ObamaCare.

  • lineholder

    I saw that posted on DHHS website a while back, but don’t have the link on hand right now. Sorry.

  • izoneguy

    Even more important that we get ObamaCare repealed…..
    First we have to kick out Obama and the democratic (RINO) Senate.

    Democratic lawmakers are trying to pressure Justice Clarence Thomas to sit out any health care case that may come before the Supreme Court.

    Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/30/groups-target-thomas-wife-seek-ouster-high-court-rulings/#ixzz1NtRnWS7U

  • Xasteius
  • izoneguy

    BINGO!!!

    She would have to sit out before Thomas would.

  • izoneguy

    I would not count on that.

    Get rid of Obama and elect someone who will repeal ObamaCare.

    Hint: (Romney is not that guy)