Florida Judge Refuses To Halt New Healthcare Law

[FreeBorn]

A federal judge in Florida on Thursday refused to order the Obama administration to stop implementing its far-reaching healthcare law, a small victory for President Barack Obama in his high-stakes effort to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system.

But U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson ordered the administration to seek an expedited appellate review within the next week of his January 31 ruling that favored arguments by 26 states that the law's requirement that Americans buy health insurance starting in 2014 or pay a penalty was unconstitutional.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110303/hl_nm/us_usa_healthcare_states_1

[TVDOC]

Actually the initial press releases are not totally correct.  The judge simply issued a seven-day stay, before he will enforce his constitutionality ruling.

He's basically admonishing the Obama administration for not filing an appeal, and continuing with their implementation.  Simply stated, if the Obama Administration doesn't appeal for an expedited review, he will ORDER states to stop going forward with the law.

Media bias in all its glory......

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[NHSparky]

A small victory, and a very temporary one at that.  TVDOC is right.  And he can call federal officials on the carpet and even hold them in contempt.  And Judge Vinson does have the right to put implementation of the law on hold if the administration doesn't jump through the necessary legal hoops, and pronto.

Basically, Judge Vinson gave the Obama administration a callout.

[zeitgeist]

A small victory, and a very temporary one at that.  TVDOC is right.  And he can call federal officials on the carpet and even hold them in contempt.  And Judge Vinson does have the right to put implementation of the law on hold if the administration doesn't jump through the necessary legal hoops, and pronto.

Basically, Judge Vinson gave the Obama administration a callout.

ObieWun stlll embraces the strategy which garnered him the title President Present.  Dummies believe this is his 3 Level Vulcan Chess Strategy.  They got the Vulcan ears part right I guess.  The Jugg Eared Kenyan certainly could play Spock as well as he plays President Carter.

[Ptarmigan]

Actually the initial press releases are not totally correct.  The judge simply issued a seven-day stay, before he will enforce his constitutionality ruling.

He's basically admonishing the Obama administration for not filing an appeal, and continuing with their implementation.  Simply stated, if the Obama Administration doesn't appeal for an expedited review, he will ORDER states to stop going forward with the law.

Media bias in all its glory......

doc

The media should stop making calls prematurely.

[docstew]

ObieWun stlll embraces the strategy which garnered him the title President Present.  Dummies believe this is his 3 Level Vulcan Chess Strategy.  They got the Vulcan ears part right I guess.  The Jugg Eared Kenyan certainly could play Spock as well as he plays President Carter.

No, Sir, he does not have Vulcan ears.  Vulcan ears are pointy, as was frequently pointed out by Doctor McCoy, while POTUS's ears are simply large for the size of his head.

[zeitgeist]

No, Sir, he does not have Vulcan ears.  Vulcan ears are pointy, as was frequently pointed out by Doctor McCoy, while POTUS's ears are simply large for the size of his head.

A good veterinarian could fix that, there certainly is enough material there to work with. 

[Janice]

Yes, as Sparky aptly points out Vinson granted a stay for 7 days BUT only on the condition that the Admin. file an appeal within that period that requests expedited appellate review.

Heritage Foundation: Judge Vinson to Obama: Speed up the Appeal or Stop Implementing Obamacare

"This is a serious strategic loss for the government..."

 

[Janice]

I should have said... as TVDOC and Sparky have pointed out ...

The article briefly states: "The Obama administration got a well-deserved rebuke today from Judge Roger Vinson >>> Vinson’s original order on January 31 could not have been clearer >>> So today, Judge Vinson reaffirmed that he meant it when he said the law was unconstitutional and that he had expected the executive branch to abide by his decision. >>> The judge was obviously annoyed that the government has “reportedly continued with full implementation.” He went on to “clarify” his order that he expected his declaratory judgment to “be treated as the ‘practical’ and ‘functional equivalent of an injunction.’”

The article finishes with: This is a serious strategic loss for the government. Judge Vinson has challenged the federal government to speed up the appeals process, which would normally take much longer, forcing the hand of the Administration, which would like to slow down the litigation through questionably legal tactics if it can get away with it so it can implement as much of Obamacare as possible before it gets to the Supreme Court. And it is also a clever suggestion to the appellate courts that will next hear these claims: The Administration’s dilatory tactics should not trump the rule of law. As Judge Vinson correctly observed, “t is very important to everyone in this country that this case move forward as soon as practically possible.” Important to everyone except the Obama Administration.

This whole article is a good brief overview.

[Airwolf]

No, Sir, he does not have Vulcan ears.  Vulcan ears are pointy, as was frequently pointed out by Doctor McCoy, while POTUS's ears are simply large for the size of his head.

Then he would make a better Ferengi .

[docstew]

Then he would make a better Ferengi .

As a Ferengi, he would have broken so many of the Rules of Acquisition, I don't even know what they would have done with him.

[Ballygrl]

Actually the initial press releases are not totally correct.  The judge simply issued a seven-day stay, before he will enforce his constitutionality ruling.

He's basically admonishing the Obama administration for not filing an appeal, and continuing with their implementation.  Simply stated, if the Obama Administration doesn't appeal for an expedited review, he will ORDER states to stop going forward with the law.

Media bias in all its glory......

doc

Mark Levin explained this ruling in depth last night, he was furious at ABC's reporting of it and misrepresenting what the actual ruling was.

[olde north church]

Mark Levin explained this ruling in depth last night, he was furious at ABC's reporting of it and misrepresenting what the actual ruling was.

Is there an archive of that?  I'd like to listen.

[FreeBorn]

Mark Levin explained this ruling in depth last night, he was furious at ABC's reporting of it and misrepresenting what the actual ruling was.

Remember when we had journalism in this country, before the activism and propaganda we have now?
I miss Tim Russert. Had a beer with him once at the Buffalo Irish Center, good man.

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

2 days to go.

No appeal filed.

Is Obama double-dog-daring Judge Vinson?

[Ballygrl]

Is there an archive of that?  I'd like to listen.

I just went to 770 WABC's website and they only have Mark's Rant of the Day, so then I went to Mark's website and you can listen here:

http://www.marklevinshow.com/sectional.asp?id=32930

it's the 3/3 show and I think he discussed it around 6:30PM EST.

ETA: I'm re-listening to the show now and he discusses it at the beginning of the show 6PM EST.

[Ballygrl]

Here's the latest on this:

http://blog.heritage.org/2011/03/08/did-obama-finally-accept-that-he-lost-the-obamacare-lawsuit/

Did Obama Finally Accept That He Lost the Obamacare Lawsuit?

After weeks of delay, the Obama Administration finally went ahead and did it.  Early Tuesday night, the Department of Justice filed a notice of appeal in Florida v. HHS, the multi-state lawsuit that has the best chance of striking down Obamacare.  This is a routine filing with the district court, but it is a necessary step in the march to the Supreme Court.

But there’s a small nugget of news buried in the filing for those who have been following the case closely: the filing is two days early! That isn’t much, but it is a conspicuous change of pace for the Obama Administration, which has attempted to delay this litigation at every turn, and with highly questionable legal tactics.  The administration’s goal is to buy time to build up the edifice of Obamacare so that, even if the courts do strike down the individual mandate, the Supremes will allow the rest to stand.  That strategy may now be unraveling.

-Continued at the link-

[Janice]

Im a member at the Heritage Foundation. Great resource.

Luv Levin too. I try to listen to him at night as Im falling to sleep as hes on here between 10pm-1am EST. Or I just download his show and try to listen the following day if I get a chance.

Hes definitely 'show prep' for the rest of the 'back benchers' the following day.