Ensign, DeMint to Force Vote on Health Care Bill Unconstitutionality

[LibertyPulse.com]

http://libertypulse.com//article/3149

December 22, 2009 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) and John Ensign (R-Nevada), raised a Constitutional Point of Order on the Senate floor against the Democrat health care takeover bill on behalf of the Steering Committee, a caucus of conservative senators. The Senate will vote tomorrow on the bill’s constitutionality.

“I am incredibly concerned that the Democrats’ proposed individual mandate provision takes away too much freedom and choice from Americans across the country,” said Senator Ensign. “As an American, I felt the obligation to stand up for the individual freedom of every citizen to make their own decision on this issue. I don’t believe Congress has the legal authority to force this mandate on its citizens.”

 

[Stary Hickory]

Fuck yeah!

I will NEVER submit to this garbage. We need to put the government in it's place...it's proper place.

 

[awake]

Sorry the cage is wide open. Trying to talk the tiger back in is simply waving red meat at it. The time for reinforcing the cage is gone...it should have been done long ago.

 

[nobody's_hero]

Time to open the 50 state cages and see who comes out on top.

Seriously, we need to stop hoping that the Federal government will restain itself. Call up your state reps. and let them know that their authority is being usurped.

 

[ItsTime]

So? The dems will just vote saying it is.

 

[TCE]

It's another stall tactic, nothing more. I'm glad they're using it, but it is meaningless.

 

[Dieseler]

They'll vote...
Are you serious..?
Are YOU Serious?

 

[DocGrimes]

Hehe, yep, amusing to vote on wither or not it is constitutional. I guess at least it will give more ammunition for criticism on ignorance of the constitution based on the votes (not that we are lacking in that area already).

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

Big NEOCON Esign will do anything to keep his job and clear the past. So how do the Politicians on the Court path fair? left or Right?

Dubya destroyed the right turn signals in the judicial branch.