Posted on 31 May 2012. Tags: Advocacy Groups, Amdt, Campaigns, Citizens United, Conformity, Constitutional Challenge, Copper, Corporate Domination, Corporations, June 14, Mcconnell, Montana Law, New Challenge, Nonprofit Advocacy, Old Montana, Political Speech, Private Conference, State Supreme Court, Susceptibility, Sway
In a must-read column today, George Will discusses a potential challenge to the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling that the high court will consider taking up in a few weeks. Roll Call reports on the background of the case: “The high court signaled this week that it would meet in private conference on June 14 to decide how [...]
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Posted in Senate News Briefing
Posted on 13 December 2010. Tags: Christmas Eve, Constitutional Challenge, Cuccinelli, Decisive Vote, Federal Government, Federal Usurpation, George Allen, Government Takeover, Healthcare Law, Henry E Hudson, Jim Webb, Last Christmas, Mandates, Mt Vernon, Prerogatives, Reminder, Senate Passage, Senator George Allen, Virginia Attorney General, Virginians
Decision a victory for the rights and prerogatives of Virginians Case is a reminder that Sen. Jim Webb ignored the views and values of Virginians with his decisive vote for the federal government takeover of health care. Mt. Vernon, Va. – Former Governor and U.S. Senator George Allen issued the following statement today regarding the [...]
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Posted in News
Posted on 17 March 2010. Tags: Capitol Hill, Congress, Constitutional Challenge, Constitutional Challenges, Federal Government, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Reform, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Ken Cuccinelli, Nancy Pelosi, Rationale, Remainder, Senate Bill, Senate Health, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Spokesman, Tactic, Virginia Attorney General, Washington Post
From the Washington Post:
A spokesman for Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II (R) said this afternoon that Virginia will file suit against the federal government if the Democratic health care reform bill is approved by the U.S. Congress.
Cuccinelli has long said he was examining the legal issues and suggested he would likely file suit. Brian Gottstein, a spokesman for the office, said this afternoon that a lawsuit is now a definite. Gottstein would provide no details of the legal rationale for such a suit, indicating the process is “still being worked out.”
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Posted in Health, News