Scalia Blasts ObamaCare Ruling: ‘Words Have No Meaning’

Joel B. Pollak Breitbart.com Big Government 25 Jun 2015

…The dissent, by Justice Antonin Scalia, was blistering.

“Words no longer have meaning if an Exchange that is not established by a State is ‘established by the State,’” he wrote.

“Under all the usual rules of interpretation, in short, the Government should lose this case. But […]

Obama Tries to Bully Court Into Ruling for Obamacare

Keith Koffler White House Dossier 6/9/2015

Because that’s the Chicago way.

President Obama Monday continued to the White House tactic – begun last week by Josh Earnest, and echoing tactics used during the last Obamacare case – of trying to bully the Supreme Court into siding with his position on Obamacare in a case that […]

FCC: Broadband Providers Not Entitled to First Amendment Protections

Rudy Takala CNSNews.com 3/12/2015

…After finding that broadband providers themselves do not have a right to free speech, the FCC said that its new net neutrality rules protect the First Amendment rights of those who use the providers to access the Internet.

“Indeed, rather than burdening free speech, the rules we adopt today ensure that […]

Cruz unveils ObamaCare alternative

Peter Sullivan The Hill 3/3/2015

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday offered the latest in a series of Republican ObamaCare alternatives ahead of a Supreme Court ruling that could gut the law.

Cruz’s bill, called the Health Care Choices Act, would allow people to buy health insurance across state lines, long a Republican health policy […]

First major GOP bill may be a big subsidy to Disney, the NFL and property insurers

Timothy P. Carney The Washington Examiner 1/6/2015

Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid scolded Republicans last month for abandoning a federal reinsurance program beloved by many industries: the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.

Reid instructed Republicans to put TRIA — which created a taxpayer backstop for property insurers after 9/11 — at the top of their […]

More Obamacare Ugliness Coming Your Way

Michael Walsh PJ Tatler PJ Media 1/2/2015

…Obamacare is just another onerous tax. Foolish you if you thought “health care” was going to be “free”!

We’re not talking chump change. Those who applied through the federal exchange received an average monthly subsidy of $264, according to the most recent figures reported by the Obama administration. […]

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