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Opinion: Why 'Obamacare' Is Hurting the Economy
By Marty Robins - AOL NewsIn his speech to the Chamber of Commerce on Monday, President Barack Obama urged companies to use the "nearly $2 trillion sitting on their balance sheets" and start hiring workers. "I want to encourage you to get in the game," he said. It's a good point, made better by his willingness to speak in that forum. Nineteen months into the economic recovery, we're still dealing with anemic growth and 9 percent unemployment. But if the president and the rest of Washington want business to start hiring again, they'll need to do more than issue stern words, lacking legal effect. They need to resolve ...
South Dakota Lawmakers Push Bill for Mandatory Gun Ownership
By Eleanor Clift - Politics DailyAmericans feel strongly about protecting the right to own a gun, and many feel equally strongly about their right to forgo health insurance. One doesn't necessarily follow the other, but there's enough of a correlation that in South Dakota five legislators have introduced legislation that would make it mandatory for anyone who reaches the age of 21 to purchase a firearm that they would then use for their self-defense. It's known as the "Act to provide for an individual mandate to adult citizens to provide for the self-defense of themselves and others." In political terms, it's a smackdown to ...
Judge Vinson Declares 'Obamacare' Unconstitutional: So What Next?
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsNow that federal Judge Roger Vinson has declared the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, strong opinions about his decision are emerging. Opponents of the health care reform law, including many conservatives and tea party affiliates, see Vinson's decision as a victory for their side. .bbpBox32176995483779070 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/a/1296156503/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #022330;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px ...
Severability Clause at Heart of Judge Vinson's Ruling That 'Obamacare' Is Unconstitutional
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsA federal judge in Florida has ruled that the federal health care overhaul legislation is unconstitutional. Why? Because the legislation did not include a severability clause. The severability clause problem is related to perhaps the most controversial part of the law: the mandate that requires all Americans to possess health care coverage. Roger Vinson, the federal judge behind today's ruling, agreed with plaintiffs who argued that if the mandate is unconstitutional, the entire law should be struck down. That's because the legislation lacked the so-called "severability clause," which ...
Democrats Accuse Republicans of Losing Jobs Focus
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Republicans won dozens of elections last fall after claiming Democrats had focused too little on creating jobs. Now GOP lawmakers stand accused of the same charge, using their new House majority to push to repeal the president's health care law, restrict abortions and highlight other social issues important to their most conservative supporters. Republican leaders say they have a jobs agenda, kicked off by their attempt to unravel what they call the Democrats' "jobs-killing" health overhaul. Democrats scoff at this notion, and they're hounding Republicans to show how they can ...
House Votes to Repeal Obama's Health Care Law
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Swiftly honoring a campaign pledge, newly empowered Republicans pushed legislation to repeal the nation's year-old health care overhaul through the House Wednesday night, brushing aside implacable opposition in the Senate and a veto threat from President Barack Obama. The 245-189 vote was largely along party lines, and cleared the way for the second phase of the "repeal and replace" promise that victorious Republicans made to the voters last fall. GOP officials said that in the coming months, congressional committees will propose changes to the existing legislation, calling for ...
As House Debates, Study Finds 129M Have Pre-Existing Conditions
By Lauren Frayer - AOL NewsUp to 129 million Americans under age 65 have pre-existing conditions that could make it difficult for them to get health insurance, according to a government study released today as Congress begins debating a repeal of President Barack Obama's health care reforms. Obama's 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- as the health care reform law is formally known -- is scheduled to go into effect in stages over the next few years, unless Congress overturns it. Debate over a Republican bill to do so begins today, and a vote is set for Wednesday. Today's Health and Human Services ...
Raw Feelings Over Health Care Law Have Eased, Poll Suggests
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- As lawmakers shaken by the shooting of a colleague return to the health care debate, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds raw feelings over President Barack Obama's overhaul have subsided. Ahead of a vote on repeal in the GOP-led House this week, strong opposition to the law stands at 30 percent, close to the lowest level registered in AP-GfK surveys dating to September 2009. The nation is divided over the law, but the strength and intensity of the opposition appear diminished. The law expands coverage to more than 30 million uninsured, and would require, for the first time, that ...
'Death Panels' and Maxwell's Silver Hammer: End-of-Life Planning Scare Resurfaces
By Jeffrey Weiss - Politics DailyA hammer is supposed to be used to pound nails. But as the Beatles pointed out more than 40 years ago, it can also be used as a murder weapon. Nobody, however, is calling for a ban on hammers or calling them "death mallets." Maybe that's why the resurrection of the "death panel" canard, as applied to end-of-life planning, seems so unnecessary. Here's how the New York Times started its story a few days ago: "When a proposal to encourage end-of-life planning touched off a political storm over 'death panels,' Democrats dropped it from legislation to overhaul the health care system. But the ...
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