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Saturday, November 17, 2012

Obamacare opposition NOT DEAD YET

  Don't get your hopes up (because we know what happens when you GET YOUR HOPES UP) but the Supremes have decided to consider taking up the previously dismissed Liberty University case against Obamacare's employer mandate and the constitutional challenge of requiring religious employers to enable morally objectionable requirements like abortion.
  Breitbart News:
  Staver filed a petition for rehearing, asking the Court to reconsider because Liberty University was different in several regards from the other cases. Now the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has agreed, saying it does not object to the case being resuscitated. 
In addition to making the same arguments about the constitutionality of the Individual Mandate in regards to the Commerce Clause and Congress’ taxing powers, Liberty argues that the mandate violates other constitutional prohibitions. The university contends that Obamacare violates its First Amendment religious freedoms through its funding of abortions and other practices that are contradictory to the religious mission of the university. 
The lawsuit also challenges one of the other major provisions of Obamacare—the Employer Mandate. This article of the law requires that all companies employing 50 or more people must provide health insurance that meets federal guidelines, or the employer will be subject to a penalty of $2,000 per employee, per year (a minimum penalty of $100,000 a year for companies that meet the 50 employee provision).
  Providing health insurance has always been a benefit of a job; now the government is requiring certain benefits be extended. Will this influence this case?
  In short, Obamacare opponents are not dead yet.
  Meanwhile, back to our favorite conspiracy theories.

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