States Line Up To Sue Federal Government Over So-Called Health Care Bill

March 22nd, 2010 (8) Posted By Pat Dollard.

APTOPIX Health Care Overhaul House

Washington (AP) – - States are already lining up to sue the federal government over the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.

Officials in at least 10 states have agreed to file a lawsuit challenging the legislation.

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said he planned to file the complaint “the moment Obama signs the bill.”

Abbott pledged to pursue the case “to protect all Texans’ constitutional rights, preserve the constitutional framework intended by our nation’s founders and defend our state from further infringement by the federal government.”

Other states planning to challenge the bill were Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Pennsylvania, Utah and Washington.

Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning said the measure “tramples on individual liberty and dumps on the states the burden of an unfunded mandate that taxpayers cannot afford.”

Bruning, a Republican, is president of the National Association of Attorneys General. His statement did not explain why he believes the bill is unconstitutional. But other attorneys general have said it violates state sovereignty by mandating that all Americans have some form of health insurance.

The House voted 219-212 late Sunday to approve the overhaul, which would extend coverage to 32 million uninsured Americans and make a host of other changes. Obama could sign the bill as early as Tuesday.

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  • Tyler520

    “States Line Up To Sue Federal Government”

    I would much rather read the headline, “Police line up to arrest Congress and President”

    • Ernest T. Bass

      :beer:

  • ji

    Need more states.
    Need to file impeachment papers.
    I wonder why the old people arent protesting.
    When the government cuts them off, it wont be a gradual winding down.
    I know my parents will die, because they are totally on government support.

    • CPLViper

      I mentioned to my father, early in the afternoon yesterday before the vote … I said, “If it passes, kiss you medicare goodbye”. His eyes opened like plates and he asked, “Why are they cutting medicare to pay for this?”

      I told him he really needs to use his laptop for more than FreeCell.

  • vox populi

    This is the tectonic plate shift…the tsunami is on it’s way. Damn these self-absorbed modern day pharisees…liberalism is a cancer, time to remove the tumor

  • Odin2012

    This will end when the American people take over the capital, and hang these turds for treason.

  • Sully

    Nobody’s seen the actual legal argument yet but it’s probably worth noting that it was State Attorneys General that screwed ‘big tobacco’ for their own sort of ‘unfunded mandate’ on State health care.

  • Cold Soldier

    RIGHT :roll: Like the federal goverment ever yeilded to “States Rights”….like I said before, its real cute, but accomplishes nothing :evil: