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Health Care Reform: Republicans Helping Implementation (For Our Own Good)

Originally published December 6, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 3 Comments

Health Care Reform: Republicans Helping Implementation (For Our Own Good)

“The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.” ~ James Madison, 1829 So, all quiet on the health care front? Definitely not. There were recent news reports about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to consolidate and hear several health care law […]

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Nullification: Are State Level Officials Really Opposed to Federal Encroachment?

Originally published March 23, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated May 26, 2013. 4 Comments

Nullification: Are State Level Officials Really Opposed to Federal Encroachment?

This is Part 4 in an ongoing series about a the concept of nullification by states; the idea that individual states can declare a federal law or regulation unconstitutional and, therefore, refuse to implement it. See the bottom of this article for a complete series list.  My prior opinion, that nullification is a legitimate and Constitutional […]

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Nullification Measures Not Stopping Health Care Implementation (Think Idaho)

Originally published March 15, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated May 26, 2013. Leave a Comment

Nullification Measures Not Stopping Health Care Implementation (Think Idaho)

This is an ongoing series about the issue of nullification. For Part 1, click HERE. For Part 2, click HERE, and see the bottom of the article for a complete list. Idaho may be the best example of an action by a state to nullify the health care law. Both houses of the State Legislature […]

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Health Care Lawsuits: Judge Stays Order, Gives Feds 7 Days to Appeal

Originally published March 9, 2011, By Linda. Updated May 8, 2012. Leave a Comment

dis·in·gen·u·ous Adjective /ˌdisinˈjenyo͞oəs Synonyms: adjective: insincere, false, devious, hollow-hearted Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does This definition of the word “disingenuous” should be accompanied by a direct link to the Motion to Clarify the U.S. Justice Department recently sought from Judge Vinson in the […]

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Virginia Ruling Declaring Health Care Reform Unconstitutional and Social Security Parallels

Originally published December 14, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 13, 2012. Leave a Comment

Virginia Ruling Declaring Health Care Reform Unconstitutional and Social Security Parallels

“At its core, this dispute is not simply about regulating the business of insurance—or crafting a scheme of universal health insurance coverage—it’s about an individual’s right to choose to participate.” A federal judge in the Eastern Virginia District Court released a summary judgment Monday declaring the individual mandate portion of the health care law passed […]

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