Tag: Health Care Freedom Act
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The First Line of Defense against Federal Takeover of Health Care
STATES CONSIDER ENACTMENT OF STATE-SPECIFIC HEALTH CARE FREEDOM ACTS TO PROTECT STATE RIGHTS UNDER THE TENTH AMENDMENT by Debra Mullins (May 12, 2010) — States are gearing up to battle the federal government’s takeover of health care by considering legislation, or state constitutional amendments, in an effort to shield state residents from the requirement to…
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Judge Orders HHS Secretary to Respond to VA Lawsuit
STATES FIGHT BACK AGAINST EXPANSION AND POWER OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT by Debra Mullins (May 9, 2010) — On April 30, 2010, the Honorable Judge Henry E. Hudson of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued an order to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to respond by May…
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Florida Attorney General promises lawsuit against unconstitutional health care bill
AG BILL MCCOLLUM LEADS CHALLENGE BY STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL AGAINST OVERREACHING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 21, 2010) — Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum has written a letter to Jon Bruning, President of the National Association of Attorneys General, inviting him to “join me in preparing a legal challenge to the constitutionality of whatever…