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spanone

(135,887 posts)
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 12:03 PM Nov 2014

Boehner: House GOP files Obamacare suit

Washington (CNN) -- House Republicans have filed a lawsuit regarding President Barack Obama's "unilateral actions" on healthcare, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) announced Friday.

"Time after time, the president has chosen to ignore the will of the American people and re-write federal law on his own without a vote of Congress. That's not the way our system of government was designed to work. If this president can get away with making his own laws, future presidents will have the ability to as well. The House has an obligation to stand up for the Constitution, and that is exactly why we are pursuing this course of action," Boehner said in a statement.

The news came just minutes after Boehner spoke at press conference in Washington on Obama's executive orders on immigration.

Boehner said he "will not stand idle as the President undermines the rule of law, " but gave no specifics on how congressional Republicans would respond to the president's executive action on immigration.


http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/21/politics/house-gop-sue-the-president-over-obamacare/index.html
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Peacetrain

(22,879 posts)
1. Well lets get the bucket out..
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 12:12 PM
Nov 2014

I am sure there will be so many more to drop in there... My guess is that they have all squirreled away in their offices (the right) to try an figure out how many hearings they can have and tie up the goverment..

Peacetrain

(22,879 posts)
4. You almost want to pick them up.. sit them on a chair
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 12:15 PM
Nov 2014

and give them a time out to think about their actions.. it is just that childish.. could not agree more..

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
3. ugh! "Will of the American people"..
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 12:14 PM
Nov 2014

They need to rephrase that overused lie of a statement.
SOME of the American people..hardly ALL.

Cha

(297,733 posts)
5. Attentionwhores.. they want to step all over the President's brilliant Immigration Reform
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 12:26 PM
Nov 2014

Speech.. but Obama goes to Del Sol High School in Nevada today to give another speech!


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Gracias spanone

jehop61

(1,735 posts)
6. Did they say where it's filed?
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 12:28 PM
Nov 2014

What court has jurisdiction on this? You can't just file a lawsuit anywhere for any old reason. The Boner was remarkably silent on those facts. Perhaps a hoax on his part?

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