APPEALS COURT NIXES CENTERPIECE OF OBAMA'S REPUBLICAN 'HEALTH CARE REFORM' AGENDA
By Duane Roberts As you may already be aware, on Friday, August 12th, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, struck down the "individual mandate" provision of the "Affordable Care Act" signed into law last year by Democratic president Barack Obama. According to the 11th Circuit Court, the "individual mandate," which forces people to purchase health insurance–a product from a private company–violates the federal constitution because it is beyond Congress’ scope to regulate such activity. As an opponent of Obama’s "Affordable Care Act," I have absolutely no qualms in admitting I quietly applauded the appellate court ruling trashing the "individual mandate"-–the centerpiece of what in essence was a Republican initiative to begin with. And yes, I said Republican, because anybody who bothers to carefully read it will discover key parts were modeled–-almost word for word–-on legislation first introduced by Republican party politicians in the early 1990s to counteract "Hillarycare." It is perhaps ironic that Obama--one of the most rabidly pro-Wall Street presidents in the history of this country--is labeled by right-wing Tea partiers as being a "socialist" for enacting into law what formerly was the GOP’s agenda for "health care reform." Click on the following link for rest of article: http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2011/08/appeals-court-nixes-centerpiece-of-obamas-republican-health-care-reform-agenda/ ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
