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Title: Rand Paul Calls for Revolt After Health Law Ruling
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Wall Street Journal
URL Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/ ... evolt-after-health-law-ruling/
Published: Jun 30, 2012
Author: Naftali Bendavid
Post Date: 2012-06-30 01:33:08 by A K A Stone
Keywords: None
Views: 983
Comments: 2
Most Republican lawmakers have been careful to say that they respect the Supreme Court even while disagreeing with its affirmation of President Barack Obama’s health law.
Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) has been far more dismissive.
“Just because a couple people on the Supreme Court declare something to be ‘constitutional’ does not make it so,” Mr. Paul said in his written statement after the ruling. “The whole thing remains unconstitutional.”
Democrats jumped on the comment as belittling the court. “One of the tea party’s folks — who’s, by the way, a member of the United States Senate — said, just because a small number of people said that’s constitutional doesn’t mean it is,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.). “Now, can you believe that? But that’s what he said.”
Mr. Paul did not back down. In an article for National Review, he repeated that “just because a majority of the Supreme Court declares something to be ‘constitutional’ does not make it so. Millions of Americans simply won’t accept it and will act to help overhaul it.”
He also suggested Americans should revolt. “The Stamp Act was a direct tax imposed on the colonies by King George III. This act inevitably led to the American Revolution,” Mr. Paul wrote. “Just as the Stamp Act did in 1765, Obamacare should act as a wake-up call. Chief Justice Roberts provides us with a similar call to action.”
At the end of the article, he made it clearer he was calling for the election of a new president and Senate, not an armed insurrection.
Poster Comment:
Rand Paul is correct. No where in the constitution does it say the Supreme court determines what is constitutional.
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The Problem with a revolt? You've got to have something more to offer than the Failed Status Quo....;}
" “The whole thing remains unconstitutional.” That is how I see it. I do not see where in the U.S.Constitution the Federal Government is authorized to be involved in this. " Democrats jumped on the comment as belittling the court. " Only because the ruling was favorable to the usurper "Millions of Americans simply won’t accept it and will act to help overhaul it.” Sure. And just exactly what are they going to do? Vote for more globalist Republicans ? Our once great nation is going the way of the Roman Empire Regards, Stoner
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