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Newt’s New Contract Tue Oct 11

Peter Ferrara

Last week, Newt Gingrich released his 21st Century Contract with America, composed of 10 specific legislative proposals he would enact if elected President. In the 1994 Congressional campaigns, Republicans not only rode Newt's Contract with America proposals to Republican majorities in Congress. They maintained their House majority for 12 years, after Republicans had only held a House majority for 2 of the previous 74 years. ... more
Regrets? They've Had a Few Fri Oct 7

Cal Thomas

The Supreme Court is back in session and the nine justices will consider a number of polarizing and controversial issues, not the least of which will likely be the constitutionality of "Obamacare" and its mandate that every citizen purchase health insurance. ... more
Business group appeals health law to Supreme Court Wed Sep 28

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It's On: Health Care Reform is Going to SCOTUS Mon Sep 26

Townhall.com Staff
Govt won't seek appeal in Atlanta on health care Mon Sep 26

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Obama healthcare law headed for Supreme Court Mon Sep 26

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A Student's Perspective on Obamacare Wed Sep 14

Townhall.com Staff

As a junior in high school, the word “college” is ever present in my mind—and on the lips of my parents. The phrases “grades count,” “you need money; get a job,” and “student loans” have become like background music to my life. From the age of twelve, I have been tucking away my babysitting earnings in the bank in the eager hopes that it would someday become enough to pay for college. ... more
In Latest Republican Debate Moderators Carry Obama's Message Thu Sep 8

Floyd and Mary Beth Brown

Brian Williams must crave attention. In the latest Republican debate, instead of moderating, he personally debated all the participants. The actual discussion between candidates was more civil and constructive than the endless string of gotcha speeches foisted as questions on the panel by NBC's Williams and his Politico sidekick, John Harris. ... more
Individual Mandate? Romneycare Insured Only Another 5 Percent Wed Sep 7

Terry Jeffrey

When Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts in April 2006, he signed a health care reform bill that required all adults in that state to purchase health insurance by July 1 of the following year. ... more
Appellate Smackdown and the Future of Obamacare Thu Aug 18

Zachary Gappa

The future of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA - a.k.a. "Obamacare") is more in question than ever after Friday's ruling by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. The divided court ruled that the individual mandate is unconstitutional (The individual mandate is a part of the PPACA that forces citizens to purchase health insurance or pay a hefty penalty). ... more
Debate Leaves Republican Field Unaltered Sat Aug 13

Michael Barone

Never before has there been a televised presidential candidates debate so short a time before the Iowa Republicans' Ames straw poll. Last night's debate, co-sponsored by The Washington Examiner and Fox News Channel, provided plenty of spirited conflict and some unscripted, or at least unanticipated, moments. ... more
Obamacare Gets Thumbs Down by Death Panel Sat Aug 13

John Ransom

A key argument by the states was that the power to require Americans to purchase a product gives the government unlimited powers to regulate all aspects of someone’s life and is thus unconstitutional. The 11th Circuit Court seems to agree by a 2-1 margin: “The government’s position amounts to an argument that the mere fact of an individual’s existence substantially affects interstate commerce, and therefore Congress may regulate them at every point of their life.” ... more
Appeals Court Strikes Down Health Insurance Mandate Fri Aug 12

Erika Johnsen
Legal Smackdown For Obamacare Fri Aug 12

Jay Sekulow

It is a critical step forward to undoing ObamaCare. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals today declared the individual mandate, the provision forcing Americans to purchase health insurance, unconstitutional. ... more
Why There Is No Trust In Washington Mon Aug 1

Lurita Doan

The day of the congressional handshake deal is over. Perhaps it was only ever a much-loved urban legend. Who knows? Watching the discord among elected officials in Washington this past week, many Americans are wondering: why don’t they trust one another, why can’t congress arrive at an acceptable solution? ... more
ACLJ Lawsuit Challenging ObamaCare Grounded in the Constitution Mon Jul 25

Jay Sekulow

In May, I told you about an important brief we filed at a federal appeals court urging that our federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of ObamaCare go forward. ... more
Time's Orwellian Story on U.S. Constitution Refuted Sat Jul 2

Ken Blackwell

Time magazine’s cover story shows the U.S. Constitution and asks, “Does it still matter?” Reading this story, we kept waiting for Emmanuel Goldstein to show up for the Two Minutes of Hate. It was difficult to discern whether we were reading Time, or Orwells’ 1984. ... more
Will the Kingdom Have a Candidate? Fri Jul 1

Lincoln Brown

Maybe by the time it is said and done, we will have a candidate, be it a Perry, a Bachman a Cain or a Paul who will speak truth to power and the American People. Lord knows we haven’t had someone like that in a while. Whoever has the guts to say that in a clear voice has my vote. ... more
Our Moral Dilemma Wed Jun 15

Walter E. Williams

Most of our nation's problems are a direct result of our being immune, hostile or indifferent to several moral questions. Let's start out with the simple and move to the more complex. Or, stated another way, let's begin with questions that generate the least hostility, moving to those that generate the greatest. ... more
The Individual Mandate: ObamaCare Weakest Link Tue Jun 14

Hadley Heath

Several appeals courts are considering constitutional challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act this summer, and many of these challenges could be renamed Limits of the Commerce Clause v. Individual Mandate. ... more
Legal Plunder Tue Jun 14

USA

"Government is a great fiction when everyone seeks to live at the expense of everybody else." ... more
Only Remedy for Weiner is Limited Government Mon Jun 13

Star Parker

There's perhaps irony in that the very week that Weinergate hit the press, a federal appeals court in Atlanta heard arguments on the constitutionality of the biggest federal government power grab in our nation’s history – Obamacare. ... more
Dissecting Newt Mon May 23

Mike Needham

Over the next year, as the Republican primary process plays out, there will be plenty of time for silliness, scoring political points, and mischaracterizations of each candidate’s record. But hidden amongst all the typical nonsense will also be some diamond in the rough moments. ... more
Romney Stands Steadfast For a Bad Idea Wed May 18

Jeff Jacoby

Mitt Romney has been stalwart in his defense of the individual mandate -- the obligation to buy health insurance that is at the heart of both the law he signed in Massachusetts in 2006 and the federal version President Obama enacted last year. ... more
A Sharper GOP Field Wed May 18

Jonah Goldberg

The Republican presidential logjam has finally broken. ... more
The ObamaCare Anniversary Cake Makes Younger Americans Gag Tue Mar 29

Romina Boccia

Rhode Island state officials celebrated last week's one year anniversary of the new health care law with a birthday cake that read "Happy 1st Birthday Affordable Care Act." ... more