My major thought on the House lawsuit against Obama.

Basically, the House of Representatives is suing the President because the latter refuses to implement the Obamacare employee mandate. This is not actually a paradox: the fastest way to get that mandate permanently killed is to actually enforce it. And, given that…

…the administration doesn’t have a leg to stand on. Because, again:

Tells you a lot about just how highly the administration thinks of this godawful law that they’ve inflicted on the rest of us, hey?

11 thoughts on “My major thought on the House lawsuit against Obama.”

  1. Still have to wonder about the standing issue. Historically, the courts have refused this kind of suit and told the other two branches to settle it amongst themselves.

      1. If it works then it’s going to seriously end up reducing the power of the Presidency. …Which is not a bad thing, actually. I grow wearier and wearier of elected kings.

        1. I am more disgusted with the lilly-livered dog turds (under both parties’ banners) in Congress who abdicated their responsibility to keep the executive branch on the rails.
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          I see a reduced-strength executive as a first step toward a restoration of the power of the States because I don’t see the quality of the DC puppy output improving any, but things still have to get done….
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          Mew

      2. If the courts acknowledge standing, they won’t finish appeals until Obama is safely out of office.
        At which point the courts will drop the suit as no longer relevant.
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        The prospects of actually getting a ruling on the question are practically non-existent.
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        The cure is for Congress to reclaim its responsibilities.
        Pass a bill “No regulation shall have the force of law unless specifically ratified by both houses of Congress.” and get ready to fight.

        1. Actually, the courts aren’t very likely to drag this out. Due to the nature of the case, this would be fast-tracked through the Judical Branch.

  2. “I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.” – Ulysses S. Grant
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    Yeah. I don’t get the criticism about the lawsuit either. I think it is a great idea.

    1. A lot of folks think that we caved too early on the government shutdown. And I see their point, but I think that we got as much as we were going to get out of that one.

      1. From a historic standpoint, these lawsuits don’t tend to go anywhere because the court doesn’t like to get involved in fights between the legislative and the executive branch.
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        The court may rule that Boehner doesn’t have standing, or say that Boehner has the means to deal with Obama’s overreach.
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        The courts might (and this is a longshot) rule in Boehner’s favor, but then who is going to enforce it?

  3. I see the lawsuit as a free shot: if it’s rejected, we didn’t really lose anything, but if it succeeds, it will seriously mess with Obama’s day.

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