Wednesday, June 27, 2012
A decision from the Supreme Court on if Obamacare is constitutional is expected tomorrow.
The Supreme Court is expected to vote tomorrow on if President Obama's healthcare law is in violation of the United States Constitution. Among the parts of the bill on the the table is the law's individual mandate, which requires all citizens to buy healthcare or face a fine. "No matter how the Supreme Court rules, this is going to be a seismic decision," Michael Cannon, of the Cato Institute told Fox News. "If they uphold the individual mandate, if they strike down the individual mandate -- either way, they will be defining the relationship between the government and the citizens for decades to come." The court's decision could have huge implications on the upcoming presidential race, FoxNews.com said. "The political implications of …
Saturday, March 31, 2012
With the US Supreme Court hearing arguments this week about the Affordable Care Act, we want to know what you think about the 6-year-old state mandate.
In 2006 Governor Mitt Romney introduced Massachusetts to a bill mandating all citizens to have health care. According to a Boston.com article the Massachusetts bill hasn't faced a legal challenge since it was passed. The federal mandate, on the other hand, was challenged immediately and is before the US Supreme Court. According to the article there are people who say if the federal legislation is overturned the state mandate will be challanged as well. Opponents of the bill say it is unconstitutional to force any citizen to buy a product, in this case health care. Proponents of the bill argue that buy requiring everyone to have health care the cost will be driven down. We want to know what you think about the health care law. Share your …
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Legal cases against the Affordable Care Act will go to the Supreme Court on Monday.
Monday's Supreme Court hearings on the Affordable Care Act will pit the Obama administration against 26 states and several private parties hoping to challenge the congressional power asserted in the legislation critics derisively call "Obamacare." Much of the planned six hours of oral arguments will aim at the act's "individual mandate," which requires each U.S. citizent to purchace healthcare, the Huffington Post reports. "The Obama administration says the mandate falls squarely within Congress's ability to regulate national markets. The challengers contend that the mandate is an unprecedented encroachment on state power and personal liberty," The Huffington Post reported. What do you think? Should Congress repeal the Affordable Care Act…
Russ
11:48 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
This "Act" is much more widely known as "Obamacare". Not labelling it as such is entirely misleading. It looks like we now know what result the author wants for this query! more ›