Congressman Thomas Massie:
Many of you who are familiar with the Constitution have asked me, "How can the Affordable Care Act be legitimate if it is a tax and if it originated in the Senate?" Friday, I joined Rep. Trent Franks (AZ) and other Congressmen in filing an amicus brief in a court challenge to Obamacare based on the origination clause in the Constitution. The case is "Sissel v. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services." The Principal Attorney, Paul J. Beard II, had this to say: “We are grateful for this powerful support from Congressman Franks, a leading authority on the Constitution, and from many other key lawmakers. This support from members of the House is especially significant because PLF's lawsuit defends the constitutional authority of the lower chamber, the legislative body that is closest to the people. We argue that Obamacare was enacted in a way that deprived the House of its authority to ‘originate' new taxation. By extension, taxpayers were deprived of a core constitutional protection against reckless and oppressive use the federal taxing power. The Constitution's requirement that new taxes must start in the House is not a dusty formality. It's an important safeguard for taxpayers, and for care and deliberation in the enactment of new taxes. Because this mandate was violated so flagrantly with Obamacare, and because the individual mandate is so central to Obamacare's structure, our suit argues that the entire law must be struck down.”
Obama and the Senate have been ignoring OUR Constitution since Obama took office. The "what is your plan?" contra to support violating OUR Constitution is not viable. The bloated pile of crap (ACA) shoved down every American's throat is illegal. Occupying oval office does not give the occupant dictatorial powers. No matter how much one might have their nose up Obama's butt due to their own political ideology, being blind to what he is doing to this once great nation can't possibly completely escape them....can it?
