Virginia Health Care Reform Case Dismissed

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Virginia Health Care Reform Case Dismissed

Post by Schneibster » Fri Sep 09, 2011 1:16 am

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out Virginia's case against the US Affordable Care Act, noting they lack standing to bring the lawsuit. Falwell's (rot in hell you fat racist fuck) Libertard University was also a party to the action, and also lacks standing according to the court. The only dissenting justice did so because he believes the court should have affirmed the law by allowing it to be tested.

I was pretty sure it was going to wind up here. It will be much more difficult in this case to get the Supreme Court to hear it.

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ETA: Looks like judges don't like Republicans working the system either:
Writing the majority opinion, Justice Diana Gribbon Motz suggested that if Cuccinelli's suit were allowed to proceed, it could lead to an onslaught of politicized and frivolous legal challenges.
It's what Republicans always do when they can't get their way: try to work the refs.
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Re: Virginia Health Care Reform Case Dismissed

Post by Tero » Fri Sep 09, 2011 1:18 am

I think enough of the cases will pop up that the SC will have to hear it finally.

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Re: Virginia Health Care Reform Case Dismissed

Post by Schneibster » Fri Sep 09, 2011 1:20 am

Not from a state. They don't have standing.
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