Report: Obama Seeks to Circumvent Congress to Fix ‘Obamacare Glitch’
- Posted on November 16, 2011 at 11:47am by
Becket Adams
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Here’s an idea: when the Supreme Court holds their five-hour long oral arguments on The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, perhaps they could discuss what Jonathan Adler and Michael Cannon refer to in the Wall Street Journal as ”a major glitch that threatens its basic functioning.”
The two authors even claim that the aforementioned “glitch” is so huge that the Obama administration is trying to fix it by rewriting the bill without involving Congress.
What’s the “glitch”? Adler and Cannon explain:
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act offers “premium assistance”—tax credits and subsidies—to households purchasing coverage through new health-insurance exchanges. This assistance was designed to hide a portion of the law’s cost to individuals by reducing the premium hikes that individuals will face after ObamaCare goes into effect in 2014. (If consumers face the law’s full cost, support for repeal will grow.)
The law encourages states to create health-insurance exchanges, but it permits Washington to create them if states decline. So far, only 17 states have passed legislation to create an exchange.
This is where the glitch comes in: ObamaCare authorizes premium assistance in state-run exchanges (Section 1311) but not federal ones (Section 1321). In other words, states that refuse to create an exchange can block much of ObamaCare’s spending and practically force Congress to reopen the law for revisions. [Emphasis added]
The Obama administration wants to avoid that legislative debacle, so this summer it proposed an IRS rule to offer premium assistance in all exchanges “whether established under section 1311 or 1321.” On Nov. 17 the IRS will hold a public hearing on that proposal. According to a Treasury Department spokeswoman, the administration is “confident” that offering premium assistance where Congress has not authorized it “is consistent with the intent of the law and our ability to interpret and implement it.”
As the authors point out, the bill‘s supporters shouldn’t be that confident. The text of the law is pretty clear. Furthermore, without Congressional authority, the IRS is impotent in regards to dispensing credits or spending money.
But then there’s the question of “Congressional intent,” right?
“Law professor Timothy Jost suggests that since ObamaCare requires all exchanges to report information about premium assistance, and it would be silly to impose that requirement on federal exchanges if their enrollees were not eligible, that shows Congress could not have intended anything but to provide assistance in federal exchanges,” Adler and Cannon write. “At least, he argues, there‘s enough ambiguity here about Congress’s intent that federal courts will permit the administration to resolve it.”
Contrary to what Jost claims in the above, Adler and Cannon point out that the Supreme Court has limited such deference to cases where the text of the law, rather than intent, is ambiguous. In the case of the health care bill, the language is quite clear.
But why would they have written the bill like this? Let’s recap how Congress and the White House went about deciding how the nation’s health care should work:
The health law’s authors in Congress deliberately chose to pass the bill with known imperfections and to use the reconciliation process to make only limited amendments. Writing a perfect bill would have required too many votes and risked failure. If what they passed was an imperfect bill with no premium assistance in federal exchanges, then that is what Congress intended.
And there are plausible reasons why Congress may have wanted to limit assistance to state-run exchanges—including encouraging states to create exchanges so that the federal government doesn’t have the burden.
Supporters of ObamaCare, including George Washington University’s Sarah Rosenbaum, have argued that nobody will have standing to challenge the IRS rule in court. That’s not the case.
Under the law, employers must pay penalties when their employees receive premium assistance—a measure designed to encourage employers to keep offering coverage. Any employer whose employees receive premium assistance through a federal exchange would therefore suffer harm from the IRS rule and would have standing to challenge these illegal tax credits and outlays.
Public-interest lawyers could file suit as soon as the IRS rule becomes final and they find an employer that will be harmed. Any firm that doesn’t offer health benefits and that employs lots of full-time, low-skilled, young workers in a state that fails to create an exchange should suffice. A successful challenge would block the law’s employer mandate in that state.
In addition, under the Congressional Review Act, a simple (filibuster-proof) majority vote in each chamber of Congress could send to President Obama’s desk a resolution blocking this IRS rule. Even if Mr. Obama vetoed the resolution (taking personal responsibility for this assault on the rule of law), a future president could still rescind the rule. Quite a perilous situation in which to leave the president’s signature accomplishment.
To summarize, neither supporters nor critics of the universal health care bill are happy with its final outcome. The administration wants to fix what they don’t like in their own way and ignore Congress in the process.
And this shouldn’t surprise anyone. It is just a natural extension of the “We Can’t Wait” mentality. As reported earlier on The Blaze (via Politico) consider what the recently-demoted Bill Daley said:
“On the domestic side, both Democrats and Republicans have really made it very difficult for the president to be anything like a chief executive,” Daley says. “This has led to a kind of frustration.”
The president’s solution? “Let’s figure out what we can do [without Congress] and push the envelope on some of these things,” Daley says.
“Let’s re-emphasize what powers we have! What we can do on our own! Push the envelope!”
Although one could describe ignoring Congressional authority as “pushing the envelope,” more appropriate terms might be applied (unlawful and unauthorized immediately come to mind).
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Comments (257)
NOBALONEY
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:15pmObama’s greatest speaker ever: Pelosi, who said, “You have to pass the bill, to find out what’s in it”
Report Post »Depressed_American
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:21pmOne of the MOST ignorant statements I have ever heard come out of the mouth of a Congress Person!!!
jmiller_42
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:27pmThe first time I saw that video I thought it was made up. I couldn’t believe she actually said that, but it is all too true.
Report Post »IAMMADDOG
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:31pmPelosi has to pass her dinner so she can see whats in it.
Report Post »toto
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:38pmIn there “ought to be a law” department, not bill should be allowed to be voted on without having been thoroughly read and vetted by the signers. If it is too complex, you can “take it to the bank” that it is bad law and should not be passed. I only wish cliches could fix everything. Only the honest hard work of bill writing as it was originally intended by our founders is required. The K street people should be locked out of the loop at least 6 mon before the writing of any bill and allowed no contact with legislators during that time.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:54pmAnd we see yet again our urursper in Chief going against the will of the people and behind the back of Congress in another move to make them irrelevent. Expect when this legislation dies in the Supreme Court, Obama will still work a behind the back move to impose it once again.
Report Post »Jezcruzen
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:58pm“Pelosi has to pass her dinner so she can see whats in it.”
I passed my dinner and Pelosi was in it!
Report Post »DaytonConserve
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 1:00pmWe have Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson to thank for this.
Report Post »SerikFox
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 1:03pmOmg… I didn’t realize that was a real statement until I just looked it up…
Report Post »Marci
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 1:07pmNo one knew what was in the bill because it wasn’t written by Congress, it was written by a progressive think tank. I am also fed up with courts saying people have no standing when it comes to the President. Really? That’s saying the dictator rules and you will sit down and shut up. For those that voted this man in, I’m disgusted. For those that would vote him in again knowing what they know now, they are mental.
Report Post »GODBLESSOURCOUNTRY
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 1:47pmIt’s just close enough for it to go back to King Obama – screw the economy and jobs – this is so much more important…
Report Post »Eblaze44
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 2:02pm@Depressed_American Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:21pm
One of the MOST ignorant statements I have ever heard come out of the mouth of a Congress Person!!!
It was NOT an “ignorant” statement – it was the truth and nothing but the truth – until it was passed – no one had any idea just how much damage was in it – they didn’t read it – they admitted it; and, they didn’t even pass it but “deemed” it passed and yet this “executive” President signed it knowingly.
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 2:05pm@iammadog:
Report Post »And then she eats it again as leftovers. That’s where she gets that lovely grin of hers…
Delta_River_Folk
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 2:33pmIf you seriously want to fix/stop:
Wasteful Spending
Miss managed Entitlement programs
Corruption in Washington D.C.
Obamacare
Federal Budget
Backroom deals
Then we need to STOP and re-evaluate wrong decisions made in the 1910’s by greedy politicians. Why do we just go on accepting that we have to keep their corrupt, uncontrollable tax system? It is up to current generations to wipe the slate clean and start all over. IT CAN BE DONE
(1) Restore States’ Power by REPELLING the AMENDMENTS passed in the 1910’s that allowed the Fed Gov to tax citizens directly and stopped the States from appointing Senators,
(2) CREATE A NEW TAX SYSTEM where States collect 100% of taxes and then forwards a percentage of that money to the Fed Gov. Percentage is based on State’s population,
(3) REDUCE THE FED GOV’S SPENDING to include only military defense, foreign relations, and responsibilities initially outlined in the Constitution then individual States would take over all other spending.
Report Post »wbedding
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 2:37pmdepressed_american – and that is saying quite a bit!
Report Post »barbiegirl ny
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 2:48pmThat wasn’t her mouth.
Report Post »liberalescheisskopf
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 2:53pm@DaytonConserve: “We have Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson to thank for this.” …and don‘t think Nebraska voters haven’t forgotten that either. He still hasn’t made up his mind whether to run again. His new name is HasBeen Nelson!
Report Post »Khthulhu
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 3:12pmPay closer attention. She says things like this every day. The people of California have continued to keep her in her nice cushy office, and the rest of us have to hear her spout this drivel.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 3:25pmPelosi and Obama’s contempt for the American people reaches Olympian proportions. It especially showed itself during the formulation and passing of Obamacare.
Report Post »For example:
You‘ll recall Obama said he’d have the skeletal Kathleen Sebelius “look into” tort form at the now infamous “You Lie” speech to Congress”? We’ll ignore that all of a sudden the “45 million uninsured” became “31 million uninsured” at that same speech. Watch the other hand ladies and gentlemen….
Well Mr Obama didnt’ tell the American people that Sebelius was head of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association for 8 years. Yes…you read that correctly…he appointed an industry lobbyist to “look into” tort reform. Not surprisingly…Sebelius did nothing of the sort. As I said..Obama and Pelosi’s contempt for Americans is of Olympian proportions.
mastice
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 4:38pmI still say that anyone, who didn’t get voted out in the midterms of 2010, who voted for this unconstitutional monster without reading it (which was pretty much all of the democrats and some republicans) should be impeached from office for gross negligence.
Refusing to read a bill is failure to do the job they are elected to do. If they were not given sufficient time to read such a large bill they should have voted no (even if it was a good bill with charitable outcomes) and reintroduced it at a later time after it had been properly read and looked over by all sides.
Find out who your state senators/representatives are and look up if they voted for or against the bill. If they voted ‘yes’ then send a letter or call them asking if they read the bill before passing it. If they don‘t answer with a resounding ’yes I read the whole bill front to back‘ or they dodge the question with ’political flare’ then vote them out next election. It’s about responsibility and accountability, and they failed to do their jobs.
Report Post »turkey13
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 4:45pmYou are just ticked because the Democrats were in control and don’t like the change! Without Obama and Nancy we wouldn’t have gone in the GUNIESS book of world records this afternoon. We are the first country to go over 15 Trillion Dollars debt. Bush tried but failed – and made a big F as a grade by Guniess.
Report Post »mastice
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 4:56pm@turkey13
(You are just ticked because the Democrats were in control and don’t like the change! Without Obama and Nancy we wouldn’t have gone in the GUNIESS book of world records this afternoon.)
On one hand I wonder if you are being sarcastic, but on the other I don’t wonder since you specifically pointed out Bush. I don’t think, for one moment, that Bush was perfect… in fact I will even go so far as to agree that him (and republicans) had a large hand in the current deficit.
However I will pose a question to you. How much of that $15 trillion is on the backs of Democrats? (remember, democrats were in control of both houses the last 2 years of Bush‘s 8 years in office and they continued the same path as the republicans the first 6 years of Bush’s two terms) Hence the rise of the TEA party in some respects.
President‘s don’t write the checks, congress does. And neither side is innocent in this debt debacle but Obama and the democrats have continued the ‘business as usual’ crap… and it needs to end or it WILL be one of our downfalls as a Republic.
Report Post »One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 5:21pmPelosi on OBAMA – You have to hire him to find out what’s in IT too !! ;(
Report Post »mils
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 5:29pmObama has made it dificult to be a decent human being…he was born a BPOS and he remains one. Infact, he has now made part of the USA…Asia…hahahah BPOS
We have elected officials in this country for one reason.TO AVOID…AVOID!!…. having the president make himself a king…A KING…that’s what OBPOS is trying to do..make himself King of America
He needs to be stopped..somehow, now…
Pelosi..we best be careful, if voters are stupid come the election..e may find her back in POWER>>> like voting for a third party…that only only only conservatives will vote for. Democrats stick together even if they are electing Hitler again.
Report Post »Hollywood
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 5:38pmTrue enough! Much of it is even a surprise to Pelosi. Have to ask, was she is a disfiguring accident,and had to have some facial surgery? She reminds me of the woman in the movie BRAZIL!
Report Post »Damn_Lucky
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 6:13pm@SerikFox That’s the problem people need to pay attention and stop watching things like Dancing with Losers.
Report Post »dread_pirate_roberts
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 6:26pmAnyone who voted for Obummer last election to prove they weren’t racist,
Will have to vote against him this time to prove they’re not stupid.
Report Post »niterider
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 7:29pmThe word you are looking for is : ARROGANT. Not ignorant.
Report Post »DTOM_Jericho (Creator vindicator)
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 8:07pmHey Obama… **** you.
Report Post »INOGAWD
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 8:18pmThe only Obamacare Glitch’ I see, is how did this FRAUD
Report Post »get elected ??
sodacrackers2
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 8:20pmSimple, that you are!
Report Post »INOGAWD
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 8:36pm@SerikFox
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 1:03pm
Omg… I didn’t realize that was a real statement until I just looked it up…
If you think “Passing the bill so We can see whats in it” was good…
Report Post »You have to see THIS… More of Pelosi and Reid’s handiwork….
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/111th-congress-added-more-debt-first-100-congresses-combined-10429-person-us
its_time_to_arrest_our_government
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 9:08pmyou passed it by cramming it down our throats now we need to put you in jail for it. you have illegally violated the constitution and your oath of office. its time for we the people to demand justice. if the courts wont give it to us its up to us to take it. its time to run some of these judges off the bench and out of the country.
Report Post »An_American_Thinker
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 9:58pmIMO, Pelosi should have been censured for that statement.
Report Post »Cosmos102
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 1:14amPelosi had a slip of the tongue when she said that. What she meant to say was “SCREW YOU! Ahhhaaaa hAAAAAHAAAAAA haaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHhaAAAa.”
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 7:18amtoto, all bills should also be stand alone bills, no attachments and pork.
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:12pmThis SOB needs to be impeached and put in jail– he has appointed himself our king
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:27pmAnd… the Senatorial Democrats… are letting it happen!
Report Post »YoungBloodNews
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 1:02pmIf this happens bamster will be riding his golden chariot in the streets.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 1:26pmSo , the presidents signature acomplishment is ruining the best healhcare system the world has ever known, and turn it into the post office model of quality and care ? But dont worry , Bohner and the boys will roll over like the rinos they are. No congress needed…….
Report Post »sweetgold
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 1:59pm@ AJAYW
I’m not agreement with SOB. But substitute dictator for king. AND lots of people thinks he should be our dictator.
Report Post »TexasHunter
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 2:13pmNo Fixing Anything!! You shoved this down our throats before knowing what was in it. You live with the phucking consequences OWEBAMA!! Congress DONOT fix anything to his liking just because the idiot in charge didn’t get his wording right! Cal your congressman the only thing they need to fix is or POTUS and throwing this whole thing away.
Report Post »Ray Dalobsta
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 3:25pmThere is NO one — in the senate, in the house, on the bench, in a statehouse, in the “news” media, in “higher” edjuhmuhkayshun — with the brains, balls and backbone to stand up like an American man and call for impeachment AND removal of the marxist puppet Soros installed in our Oval Office.
Article II, Section 4: The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. http://www.house.gov/house/Constitution/Constitution.html
Report Post »jjoy
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 4:15pmThe RINOs in the “house” could stop him if they had a set of b@lls…
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 4:47pmi second it.
this is tyranny.
forcing us to buy insurance for cars is unconstitutional, this is unconstitutional, bypassing congress is dictatorship, thus unconstitutional, super committees, “constitutional free zones”, illegal searches on roadways, etc…. the list goes on and on.
If the American people don’t overthrow the government and replace it with a constitutional republic soon, this empire is going to be unstoppable. you think Germany was bad? who’s going to stop America?
Report Post »SimpleTruths
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 4:56pmI guess you’re not going to be happy when he is re-elected for a second term are you?
Report Post »SlimnRanger
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 7:21pmHe’s not my King,not now nor will he ever be,i would choose death before i would bow to Obama
Report Post »barber2
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:11pmObama continues his Community Organizing training techniques ! Old Saul Alinsky knew the moves to push, intimidate, and over-reach ! Bullies United…
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:17pmObama can’t change something sign into law with Congressional approval……Read the Constitution much Mr. Constitutional lawyer?
Report Post »hud
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:38pmSmith—Little o always said he had no use for the U.S. Constitution.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:48pmWell the people have a use for it especially
Report Post », Article One of the United States Constitution gives the House of Representatives the sole power of impeachment and the Senate the sole power to try impeachments
Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:49pmDo I smell another Executive Order in the works?
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 1:45pmEveryone has forgotten Obamacare was never passed, they deemed it passed without ever really passing it, they just didn’t use the word deem.
Report Post »Eblaze44
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 2:04pmIf Congress won’t call him on it – he most certainly can. And while there is a slight chance the house would, the Senate under the Socialist Democrat Harry Reid would muzzle any call on it.
Report Post »65Mustang
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:08pmIs anyone shocked as they read this.? The lying POS told us what he was going to do. He should be tried for treason, the SOB.
Report Post »Badger Patriot
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:19pmI Agree! 0bama needs to be tried for TREASON NOW! Before its too late (also biden, princess pelosi and dingy harry & many more) When is this POS going to be held accountable for destroying our country? Are we going just to watch them march us into communism?
Report Post »Teapartywoman
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:08pmChin up people good always wins, unforunately we have to go through the birthing pains and delievery before the trumpets will play.
Report Post »db321
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:17pm“Obama Glitch” – this is how the History books will discribe the Obama Presidency. I love asking people today how Obama is working out for them – still cant find one person that will claim that they voted for him.
I would now like to ask Obama how Soros, Van Jones, Pelosi, Reed and Sieth Sunstien is working out for him – let this be a lesson to all – if you take advise from idiot’s – you become one.
Report Post »100 Million Patriots Standing
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 9:11pmIn this past election I spoke with lots of people that did not vote – for one reason or another….
to get every last vote–against Obama and the congress….each of us must find a way to encourage, then assist, even if we have to drive them, as many people (voters) as we can in one day.
we must work hard to get people to promise to vote and then follow up to help them do just that.
no one on our side sits 2012 out….!!
Report Post »sweathog1948
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:06pmI do not want any part of Obama Care. I do not trust Obama and the rest of the dem who wrote this. They seek to take our rights away with this law. It goes futher than health care and is only the beginnig of our rights no longer being our rights but the rights of the government and what ever they want to do to us.
Report Post »Obama once said that the bill of rights was a negative rights and should be a postive rights. Yes one can say it is negative rights. It is negative because it speaks out at what the government cannot do to the citizens of America.
Obama must be voted out of office, for he is against the American people. If he stays in office it will only become much worse. If he stays I fear our great country will go from President to Dictator, with little to no rights for the American people.
Diane28
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 1:09pmAs I see it, obamacare is extortion of our earned incomes for the “privilege to live”. I already know that I dont’ want the privilege which will leave me out of the game being played.
Report Post »SCARY313568
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 1:28pmYup. I heard that interview during the 08 campaign. The interview was done when he was a Senator. He said something to the effect that the Constituion dictates what the government cannot do to the people but it doesn’t say what the government can do for the people. When I heard that I knew we were in serious trouble with this clown. He’s all about toppling the foundations of this country and running a nanny state with income redistribution so the people are completely dependant upon the government. There is a revolution brewing……
Report Post »Depressed_American
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:05pmIf Congress would DO THEIR JOB!!! Then this President would be hiring a lawyer to fight his Impeachment Hearing. The President of the United States DOES NOT HAVE THIS MUCH POWER!!! Our Constitution DOES NOT give him the powers that he thinks he has!!!!! Congress needs to STOP this Dictator!!!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:08pmDemocrats control the Senate!
Report Post »Depressed_American
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:13pmYes I know the Democrats run the Senate, for now. That is why this President gets away with all the crap that he has done.
Our Democrats in the House and Senate NEEDS a repeat of what happened in November 2010!!!!
Report Post »lukabrasi
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:15pmAmen to that
Report Post »CatB
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:17pmI agree .. time to “put on their big boy pants” and take back America!
TEA!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:18pmImpeachment STARTS in the House .. damn it .. start it!
TEA!
Report Post »BlackCrow
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:36pmIf they couldn’t convict Bill Clinton for overt purgery do you expect them to convict Obama on charges that are less clear cut?
Besides; We would be stuck with Joe Biden untill the election. Out of the frying into the fire!
Report Post »whereareyourbrains
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:51pmDemocrats made sure they controlled the Senate in 2010. That was the whole plan. Blame it all on Congress which happens to be Republican controlled. Idiots who do not pay attention actually believe Obama. This man will never get impeached and the worst of it all it that I bet he already has a grand plan to win 2012 no matter how many people vote 3 or 4 times at the same poll places…we opened up pandoras box when this man got voted. Now how do you put back what flew out and close it for good? Don’t think we can guys. Gingridge for POTUS
Report Post »conservativeblackman
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:04pmThe 2012 elections cant come fast enough!
Report Post »netmail
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 1:47pmAnd sweep out every liberal and democrat thru out the land and replace them with genuine conservatives to begin rebooting America immediately. Barring a violent takeover, damage control is probably the best conservatives can do in the meantime. Winning elections will be faster than any criminal charges that could be successfully prosecuted against this administration. Save that for later. Invest in rope. (Sarah dropped a hint about that investment advice on Greta last night. Thanks Sarah.)
Report Post »steveh931
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:04pm“At least, he argues, there‘s enough ambiguity here about Congress’s intent that federal courts will permit the administration to resolve it.”
The Executive Branch is given no such authority by the U.S. Constitution. Any changes to a bill that has been signed into law by a sitting President must be readdressed by both houses of Congress.
Report Post »bjornskis
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:04pmthe big glich is the health care bill has little to nothing to do about health BUT POWER TO THE GOVERNMENT!!!!!
Report Post »barber2
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:03pmWhen is congress going to take a stand against the intimidation and over-reach of this administration ‘s Executive Branch ? The lack of push-back has emboldened the Obama Administration and it’s union minions. The Occupies? The Wisconsin Mob behavior? Unless someone stands up to these people, they will continue. Bullies only back down when confronted .
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:03pmthe communist **** sotomayor won‘t recuse herself on obamacare to begin with and she’s already geared up to swear obama in as FUHRER. it’s just a matter of time.
Report Post »Depressed_American
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:18pmIt’s Kegan (Obama’s Solicitor General before the Supreme Court job) that needs to recuse herself. She helped write the Obamacare law, and had input into the defensive legal battles that would follows it’s passage……
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:03pmObama is the country’s biggest enemy. He will do any and everything he can to neuter the constitution…and he’s getting close to making it irrelevant.
Report Post »The man has to be voted out and EVERY progessive at EVERY level must also go.
And that includes the republican progressives.
whereareyourbrains
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:59pm@I.Gaspar…..how true how true. I can’t understand why normal Americans are not up in arms about the way this man has robbed and stole our country. He is spending us into oblivion and making sure we can’t stop him. I wish someone had b….alls to really …………..oh well I must stop dreaming. I for the first time of my life am afraid for out country. 9-11 will seem tiny after this man finishes ruining our country with the help of Democrats that were brain washed years ago.
Report Post »Eblaze44
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 2:07pmNo, it’s the partys in politics that are making it irrelevant – It’s the Senate that apporves (more than just advising and consenting) the new Federal judges and Supreme Court Justices. and it is the Federal Courts and the Supreme Court that are making laws instead of adjudicating in accordance with the Constitution.
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:01pmObama’s Chilling Threat: ‘You Going to See What a Molotov Cocktail Can Do to the U.S. Constitution’
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:04pmYou are dead right.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:22pmThe Constitution has not been followed in so long it’s a moot point. Time for revolution nears.
Report Post »I_am_a_53percenter
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 1:05pmGood one! Not only that but a video of him taking a crap on the Constitution may emerge too!
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:01pmFor goodness sake. Someone needs to take the pen away from
Report Post »this fool….. He has done more by EXECUTIVE ORDER than going
thru Congress.
ccfonten
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:11pmRemember how he said he would not “rule” by executive fiat? Just another “promise” that had an expiration date. All his “promises” and statements have an expiration date. Some just sooner than others!
Report Post »Depressed_American
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 2:02pmHe’s on the record of making a statement, about saying things during his 2008 campaign, that he had no intention of fulfilling, just so he could get elected…. So on the next go around of this President’s relection campaign keep in mind he is a liar, and don’t believe any of his campaign promises, he has no intention of fulfilling them!!!!
Report Post »garyM
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:00pmHey, he’s got away with it multiple times now, why would he not try to push further, no one on the left or the right has filed any charges against Obama for ‘ABUSE OF POWER”
Report Post »mtnhimike
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:00pmObama has to go ! This Socialist, Elitist Progressive hates America and wants all Americans to call him King Obama. He can just order anything he wants done and nobody had better get in the way.
Report Post »Ironeagle
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:00pmIf this is not grounds for impeachment…WHAT IS! Hey Congress…begin impeachment proceedings for the marxist in the White House!
Report Post »JEANNIEMAC
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 11:56amCongress is our legislative body. They make the laws. Obama can sign or veto laws. His executive orders have exceeded his authority and should be declared null and void.
Report Post »moreteaplease
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 1:09pmHis entire presidency should be deemed null and void.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 11:56amYes Joe…this is a “big f@#$ing deal”…only not quite the way you envisioned.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 11:56amThis attitude… is Treasonous!
Report Post »barber2
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:09pmThis executive branch seems to feel that it has taken over the duties of the legislative. Next the Obama White House is going to try to smack down the judicial branch next year with the Lefty court Occupations planned for January 20 and the ensuing battle with the Supreme Court over ObamaCare. (Obama has already set the stage for this in his infamous demeaning of the Supremes over their Citizens United decision – Union payback State of the Union smear ) Stay tuned for Round Two. ( guess congress gave up in Round One )
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:10pmThe dictaor-in-chief stikes again. I’d like to thank all of you idiots that wanted to see the first black president. Thanks for voting this dangerouse idiot into office. Next time you want to make history, read some first.
Report Post »Roywalling
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:33pmImpeachment procedings would be useless with demo majority in the senate.Besides when you rule the media,you can get re-elcted & rule the world.
Report Post »HorseCrazy
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 11:56amthis is a perfect example of a convoluted government they have created that strips the powers of congress and the voter. these government agencies, IRS, Department of Health, Department of Education etc need to be shut down and get back to basics. No one is surprised Obama will pull a sneaky move to get his agenda thru. We have seen this garbage too many times. God help us to get some small government folks elected in 2012.
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 11:54amObamacare MUST be defeated. I hope they are thwarted in all of their attempts to ignore the Constitution.
Report Post »deeberj
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 11:54amI want Obamacare to go away. I pray, pray, pray conservatives get control of senate and house and white house and just repeal the darn thing. Even though so many states have spent so much money and hired so many people to prepare for it, I’d rather the money be wasted than for it to continue.
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 11:52amHuh. They’re not going through Congress to change the law.
Sunstein, maybe? Hmmmmm..
Not surprised.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on November 16, 2011 at 12:09pmResist we much.
Scuttle Barry 2012
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