Tag Archive | Constitutionality
Posted on February 6, 2015. Tags: Constitutionality, State Congresses, Supreme Court, time
Over the last month, we’ve seen Mark Levin and the Constitutionalist Movement slam full steam ahead into an inconspicuous iceberg called the John Birch Society. Almost instantaneously, conservatives and constitutionalists picked sides, armed themselves with their talking points, and BOOM, you get what we had here last week. They say that when passions rise, logic […]
Graduated with a degree in Philosophy from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Also studied economics and political science at George Mason.
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Posted in Opinion, Tea Party
Posted on June 28, 2012. Tags: Affordable Care, American Businesses, American Citizens, Bill Bolling, Care Act, Constitutional Authority, Constitutionality, Doctor Patient Relationship, George Allen, Governor Bill, Health Care Choices, Health Care Reforms, Health Insurance, Lieutenant Governor, Mitt Romney, Patient Protection, President Of The United States, Republican Congress, Republican Majority, United States Senate
RICHMOND – Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling issued the following statement today following the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): “I am very disappointed by the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the constitutionality of Obamacare. It was my belief that the President and Congress overstepped their constitutional authority […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on June 28, 2012. Tags: American Businesses, American Families, Amicus Briefs, Colleagues, Common Sense, Constitutionality, Floor Speeches, Health Care Costs, Health Care Law, Healthcare Law, Medicare, Medicare Cuts, Mitch Mcconnell, Republican Senator, Senate Republican Leader, Senate Republicans, senate-majority, Sense Reforms, Step Solutions, U S Senate
Court’s Ruling Underscores the Need to Repeal Obamacare ‘Today’s decision does nothing to diminish the fact that Obamacare’s mandates, tax hikes, and Medicare cuts should be repealed and replaced with common sense reforms that lower costs and that the American people actually want.’ Washington, D.C.– U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell released the following […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in Senate News Briefing
Posted on April 10, 2012. Tags: Activist, Affordable Care, Care Act, Constitutionality, Dim View, Economic Legislation, Federal Government, Health Care Law, House Of Representatives, Lexington Kentucky, Mitch Mcconnell, Preemptive, Republicans, Scrutiny, Senate Republican Leader, Temerity, Tenor, Unprecedented Power, Washington Post, Worth Noting That
President Obama’s preemptive criticism last week of the Supreme Court as it considers the constitutionality of his health care continues to face scrutiny. Speaking in Lexington, Kentucky, on Thursday, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell took a dim view of the president’s complaints about the Court. “[A]pparently,” he said, “President Obama didn’t like the tenor […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on April 4, 2012. Tags: Afp, Barack Obama, Blatant Example, Cbs News, Constitutional Convention, Constitutionality, Court Proceedings, Health Care Law, Health Reform, Initial Comments, Inquisition, Judicial Activism, Law Professor, Legi, Odds, Preemptive Strike, Presidents, Reform Legislation, Supreme Court President, Washington Post
President Obama continues to take criticism for his preemptive attack on the Supreme Court on Monday, when he claimed that if the justices found his health care law to be unconstitutional it “would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress.” […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in News, Senate News Briefing
Posted on March 30, 2012. Tags: Act, Commerce Clause, Congress, Constitutionality, Freedoms, Great Moment, Heart, Hypocrisy, Injunction, Joshuapundit, Justice Scalia, Mandate, Match, Presents, S Council, Solicitor General, Stake, Supreme Court Of The United States, taxes, Turning Of The Tide
The Council has spoken, the votes have been cast, and the results are in for this week’s Watcher’s Council match up! This week was an important one in the history of our beloved Republic. The Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments for a ruling they’ll make in June or so on ObamaCare’s constitutionality. […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in Featured, Weasels
Posted on March 26, 2012. Tags: Amicus Briefs, Barack Obama, Congress Senate, Constitutional Authority, Constitutional Powers, Constitutionality, Federal Governments, Gop Senators, Health Care Law, Health Insurance, Main Attraction, Mitch Mcconnell, Oral Arguments, Overwhelming Majority, Senate Republican Leader, Senate Republicans, Skeptical Questions, State Challenge, Supreme Court Justices, Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal writes today, “Supreme Court justices on Monday weighed whether the challenge to President Barack Obama’s health-care law is ripe for a decision, opening three days of argument on the law with a string of skeptical questions for a lawyer who said the high court should wait. . . . The health-care […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on January 15, 2012. Tags: Article One, Attorney General, Blogger, Conservative Group, Constitution, Constitutionality, Correspondence, Dissent, Edmond, Entities, GOP, Governmental Body, Great News, Iclei, Madman, National Federation Of Republican Assemblies, Nfra, Republican National Committee, Rnc, Un Agenda 21
Update – 1-18-2012 – The RNC Document condemning Agenda 21 is posted at this link. I reported yesterday about the RNC resolution against Agenda 21 that actually mentions ICLEI as the agency implementing Agenda 21. I got GOOD NEWS! The anti-Agenda 21 resolution was unanimously, yes without dissent, PASSED! RAH! (If my family weren’t here […]
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)
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Posted in ICLEI, News, Opinion
Posted on August 13, 2011. Tags: 11th Circuit, Blush, Constitutionality, Court Decision, Court Of Appeals, Democrat, Democratic President, Elena Kagan, Eric Holder, Full Appeals Court, Loser, Makeup, Mandate, Medical Profession, No Doubt, Obama, Republicans, Supremes, Tentacles, Would Make Sense
I predicted a victory in the 11th Circuit for the 26 States lining up against Obamacare and in the 4th Circuit Court where a verdict is expected any day. Both of these 3 judge panels were stacked “randomly” with more judges appointed by Democrats then by Republicans. At first blush, the “fix” would appear to […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on February 4, 2011. Tags: Caram, Case Judge, Constitutional Principles, Constitutionality, Critical Milestone, Effing, Federal Health Care, Federal Judge, Federal Mandate, Florida Case, Health Care Law, Judge George, Ken Cuccinelli, Michigan Case, New Doctrine, Private Health Insurance, Short Message, Split Decision, Virginia Attorney General, Virginia Lawsuit
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli sent out this short message when the ruling came in on the Virginia Lawsuit against the Federal Mandate in ObamaCare: Today, a federal judge in Richmond ruled the individual mandate of the federal health care law UNCONSTITUTIONAL! In other words – we won! This won’t be the final round, as […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in Opinion
Posted on February 3, 2011. Tags: Affordable Care, Appellate Practice, Best Interest, Care Act, Care Lawsuit, Constitutionality, Court Attorney, Federal Courts, Ken Cuccinelli, Patient Protection, Petition For Certiorari, Private Businesses, Sebelius, State Governments, States Supreme Court, United States District, United States District Courts, United States Supreme Court, Virginia Attorney General, Virginia Health Care
Attorney General Cuccinelli announces he will seek expedited review of Virginia health care lawsuit in the Supreme Court RICHMOND (February 3, 2011) – Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli announced today that Virginia will file a petition to ask the United States Supreme Court to take Virginia’s health care lawsuit now, as opposed to waiting for […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in News
Posted on January 11, 2011. Tags: Afp, Americans For Prosperity, Attorney General, Capitol Square, Charitable Organizations, Constituent, Constitutionality, Habit, Henrico, Intense Scrutiny, Ken Cuccinelli, Kudos, Leahy, Legislators, Nbsp, Norm, O Bannon, Staying On Top, Tertium Quids, Virginia State Director
RICHMOND – Del. John O’Bannon (Henrico) has requested an opinion from Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli on the constitutionality of proposed state spending on privately controlled charitable organizations. O’Bannon made the request on behalf of constituent Norm Leahy, who blogs on Tertium Quids. Americans for Prosperity’s Virginia State Director Ben Marchi today issued the following […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on December 13, 2010. Tags: 250k, Assurances, Constitutionality, Cuccinelli, Denials, District Court Judge, Federal District Court, Federal Government, Federal Health Care, Gm, Gm Cars, Guns, Health Care Act, Health Insurance, Henry Hudson, Interstate Commerce, Midday, Obama, Provision, Virginia Attorney General
According to Virginia Attorney General Cuccinelli’s office, Federal District Court Judge Henry Hudson will issue his ruling sometime around midday TODAY, Monday, December 13 on Virginia’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal health care act. Based on the questions asked by a well prepared Judge Hudson, many speculate that the ruling will be favorable […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted in News, Opinion
Posted on August 2, 2010. Tags: Attorney General, Bill Bolling, Constitutionality, Critical Areas, Eastern District Of Virginia, Federal Government, Federal Health Care, Governor Bill, Health Care Act, Health Care Legislation, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Purchase, Ken Cuccinelli, Lieutenant Governor, Mandatory Health Insurance, Obama, Richmond, States District Court, United States District, United States District Court
– U.S. District Court Rejects Federal Government’s Motion to Dismiss Virginia’s Challenge of Constitutionality of Health Care Act – RICHMOND – Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling issued the following statement in response to today’s ruling by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to deny the federal government’s motion to dismiss Virginia’s […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on December 22, 2009. Tags: Abortion, Car Insurance, Caucus, Conservative Senators, Constitutional Right, Constitutionality, Founding Fathers, Freedom Of Choice, Health Bill, Health Insurance, Individual Freedom, Jim Demint, John Ensign, Mandatory Requirement, Nev, Outlaw, Pro Choice, Purchase Health Care, Senator Demint, Washington Examiner
What a move by the Republicans! So, do we have freedom of choice or not? Democrats believe strongly in the Constitutional “right” for a woman to chose to have an abortion, but the mandatory requirement that everyone purchase health care really does not give us much of a choice about our health, now does it? […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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