Opponents of ObamaCare were elated on Tuesday as early questions by U.S. Supreme Court justices revealed skepticism about the constitutionality of the controversial individual mandate. But as the arguments drew to a close, it also was clear that serious questions still remained in the mind of at least one key justice — Anthony Kennedy — who is expected to cast the deciding vote on the … [Read more...] about The Key Issue In the Supreme Court’s ObamaCare Verdict
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Galen Institute Applauds Arguments Signaling Unconstitutional Mandate
Mandate is an Unprecedented, Unwarranted, and Unconstitutional Imposition of Federal Power Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute, said today she was pleased at the approach taken by several members of the Supreme Court today at the argument on the Constitutionality of the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. She said the questions asked by the … [Read more...] about Galen Institute Applauds Arguments Signaling Unconstitutional Mandate
Tom Miller: Obamacare goes to court, part three: We won’t have the Anti-Injunction Act to kick around in this case anymore
In Monday morning’s oral argument at the Supreme Court, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, Jr. juggled several legal balls in the air simultaneously while keeping a straight face. And he probably provided the most workable path for the Court to conclude that the Anti-Injunction Act (AIA) will not keep it from reaching a decision on the merits in the constitutional law challenges to the individual … [Read more...] about Tom Miller: Obamacare goes to court, part three: We won’t have the Anti-Injunction Act to kick around in this case anymore
Avik Roy: Individual mandate masks an ugly deal
Most people who oppose the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate do so because it's such a grave affront to our constitutional tradition of limited government. After all, a Congress that can force you to buy health insurance can also force you to buy solar panels, newspaper subscriptions and gym memberships. But let's be real. The reason the ACA forces every American to buy health … [Read more...] about Avik Roy: Individual mandate masks an ugly deal
Bob Moffit and Jim Capretta: How to replace Obamacare
When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly known as "Obamacare") was signed into law in the spring of 2010, congressional opponents vowed that the fight was not over. The most disastrous features of the new law would not take effect until 2014, leaving time for a concerted campaign to avert catastrophe. The way to spend that time, these opponents argued, was working to "repeal … [Read more...] about Bob Moffit and Jim Capretta: How to replace Obamacare
Photo Gallery: SCOTUS Arguments Day Two
View our galleries from Day 1 and Day 3 … [Read more...] about Photo Gallery: SCOTUS Arguments Day Two
Tom Miller on Bloomberg TV
Thomas Miller, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, talks about the U.S. Supreme Court's consideration of the Obama administration's health-care overhaul and the potential ompact of the health law on the economy. He speaks with Tom Keene on Bloomberg Television's "Surveillance Midday." Watch now... … [Read more...] about Tom Miller on Bloomberg TV
Tom Miller: Obamacare goes to court, part two: Are we talking about a penalty or a tax?
This morning at the Supreme Court’s legal tour of the Affordable Care Act (“If it’s Monday, it must be the Anti-Injunction Act”), the court-appointed amicus curiae Robert Long ran into multiple rounds of skepticism from almost all of the nine justices. The Court seemed particularly skeptical that the issue involving the individual mandate penalty was one of its “jurisdiction” to hear the case. … [Read more...] about Tom Miller: Obamacare goes to court, part two: Are we talking about a penalty or a tax?