By John W. Lillpop
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals failed to drop its hammer on ObamaCare in time for Obama’s birthday which happened on August 4, 1961, allegedly in Honolulu, but more likely in Kenya.
Still, the devastation was overwhelming as described at the reference:
“President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law suffered a setback on Friday when an appeals court ruled that it was unconstitutional to require all Americans to buy insurance or face a penalty.Despite the bitter disappointment felt by leftists everywhere, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tried to make lemonade from the ObamaCare lemon with this proposal:
The U.S. Appeals Court for the 11th Circuit, based in Atlanta, ruled 2 to 1 that Congress exceeded its authority by requiring Americans to buy coverage, but it unanimously reversed a lower court decision that threw out the entire law.
The legality of the individual mandate, a cornerstone of the healthcare law, is widely expected to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Opponents have argued that without the mandate, which goes into effect in 2014, the entire law falls.
The law, adopted by Congress in 2010 after a bruising battle, is expected to be a major political issue in the 2012 elections as Obama seeks another term. All the major Republican presidential candidates have opposed it.
Obama has championed the individual mandate as a major accomplishment of his presidency and as a way to try to slow the soaring costs of healthcare while expanding coverage to the more than 30 million Americans without it.”
This ruling is disconcerting particularly in light of the terrorism visited on the American people by the Tea Party loonies recently.!
Still, we are willing to work with the hand we have been dealt. Accordingly, when the Super Committee kicks off next month, we will recommend that the savings from NOT implementing ObamaCare be credited to our side as a huge chunk of the $1.5 trillion in required deficit reductions
Thanks to Harry Reid, responsible leadership and common sense will never be dominant in DC!
http://news.yahoo.com/appeals-court-rules-against-obama-healthcare-law-171829777.html
