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Obama Sued For Changing Obamacare
Case charges president illegally flipped federal law ‘upside down’
By Bob Unruh — Major Garrett wrote in National Journal: “The Affordable Care Act means what it says and says what it means. Until it doesn’t.”
And the New York Times compiled a list of more than a dozen significant changes President Obama made to the law in just over a year, such as extending deadlines and allowing insurers to reinstate canceled plans.
All of that could be the subject of a federal court hearing in Washington on Wednesday, where a lawsuit challenges as unlawful the executive orders Obama used to unilaterally alter Obamacare, without any approval or endorsement from Congress, which wrote the law.
David Yerushalmi, senior counsel for the American Freedom Law Center, said, “In order to keep his broken promises and clean up the political mess he made, President Obama disregarded his constitutional duty to obey the law of the land and flipped Obamacare upside down without congressional approval.”
AFLC co-founder Robert Muise said the “lawlessness of this administration is breathtaking and dangerous.”
“And the American people are sick and tired of this president’s blatant disregard for the Constitution, so we, as private citizens, are doing something about it,” he said.
Their lawsuit challenging the use of executive orders to change a federal law was filed months ago, but oral arguments now are scheduled Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton.
The complaint alleges Obama violated his constitutional duty to “faithfully execute” the law as passed by Congress in 2010. It contends Obama violated the Constitution’s separation of powers, which is designed to protect private individuals from the tyranny of government, and in particular, from the tyranny of a “single branch of government that seeks to usurp power and authority not permitted under the Constitution.”
Problems arose with Obamacare almost as soon as it was adopted. For example, in 2013, “millions of Americans received notices that their health insurance was canceled, a result that was predictable in light of the various mandates imposed by Obamacare,” the AFLC said.
“This caused a political firestorm for the White House because Obama had promised the American people that if ‘you like your health care plan, you can keep it’ – a promise that was declared the ‘lie of the year’ by the Pulitzer Prize winning PolitiFact.com.”
So Obama “engaged in a series of executive actions that materially altered Obamacare without congressional approval.”
The case explains, “By executive fiat, President Obama has licensed prohibited conduct and has engaged in a policy-based, non-enforcement of federal law for an entire category of individuals and organizations subject to the law in direct violation of the United State Constitution.”
The case points out the U.S. Supreme Court just months ago wrote “the power of executing the laws necessarily includes both authority and responsibility to resolve some questions left open by Congress that arise during the law’s administration.”
“But it does not include a power to revise clear statutory terms that turn out not to work in practice.”
Wrote Garrett: “Systematically and with an eye toward his party’s immediate political troubles, Obama has reshaped, photo-shopped, reimagined, and reengineered Obamacare. … To those who must live with and live under the law, the arbitrary is the norm. The only pattern is chaos.”
A case filed by a Florida company against Obamacare in 2013 charged Obama had no authority to simply change the law once it had been approved by Congress and signed.
The case was brought in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida by Boca Raton-based employer Kawa Orthodontics LLP. It argues that the delay of the employer mandate “exceeded [the Obama administration's] statutory authority, is arbitrary, capricious, and contrary to law, and is otherwise unlawful.”
The complaint alleges a decision by Obama to delay the employer mandate violates the Administrative Procedure Act, which forbids “agency action” that exceeds an agency’s statutory authority, is arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion or otherwise not in accordance with the law. The complaint asks the court to enter a judgment declaring the delay to be unlawful and an injunction to stop it immediately.
“We obviously object to the employer mandate and the entire Obamacare law, but we understand that, under the U.S. Constitution, the law can only be changed by legislation passed by Congress and signed by the president,” said Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, which brought the case. “But politics do not trump the Constitution or the rule of law.”
The latest case, by the AFLC, states: “By altering the clear and unambiguous statutory requirements of the Affordable Care Act, including the act’s ‘essential’ component, and thus establishing with an unconstitutional and illegal claim of executive authority that otherwise-prohibited conduct will not violate the act, [President Obama and his executive agencies] have directly harmed law-abiding citizens, including plaintiffs, and violated the United States Constitution.”... » Full Story
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Harry Reid’s Chief Of Staff Unleashes On Obama Over Midterm Losses
By Oliver Darcy, TheBlaze —
Sen. Harry Reid’s chief of staff openly criticized President Barack Obama, suggesting he was largely responsible for heavy Democratic losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections.According to the Post, tension between Senate leaders and the White House extended beyond fundraising dollars. Democrats felt they were paying the price for Obama’s glitch-ridden rollout of HealthCare.gov, his handling of the Islamic State and, most recently, Ebola...“The president’s approval rating is barely 40 percent. What else more is there to say?” ...
Mia Love Becomes The First Black Republican Female
Member Of Congress In U.S. History
By Matthew Burke, TPNN —Member Of Congress In U.S. History
In the State of Utah, Republican Mia Love defeated Democrat Doug Owens by a 50% – 47% margin in the state’s 4th congressional district, with 100% of precincts reporting. Love, who is of Haitian descent, made history by becoming the first black Republican woman to win a seat in Congress. Love, 38, who almost won the seat in 2012, losing by only 768 votes, will fill the seat vacated by Democrat Congressman Jim Matheson, who chose not to seek re-election.
“Thank you for the trust you have placed in me. I will work every day to be deserving of it,” Love, who was the mayor of Saratoga Springs said in a statement following her victory. “Regardless of who you voted for today, I hope you know that I am going to Washington to represent everyone in the district and invite you to engage with me in finding real solutions to the challenges we face as a country,” she stated.
“I am not going to ask you to trust Washington—I am going to convince Washington to trust you,” Love proclaimed.
Love, born in Brooklyn, NY, and a graduate of Harvard, summarized her position on Obamacare during her campaign by saying, “When government gets too involved, the same thing always happens: prices go up and quality goes down. Obamacare, which is not affordable and not sustainable, is a classic example of this.”...
Time For GOP To IMPEACH Obama!
Dangerous Lame Duck
Dangerous Lame Duck
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Partial Transcript: Now that Republicans have won back the majority in the Senate, there is no time to lose in drawing up impeachment proceedings against Obama.
The so-called 'lame duck' is a very dangerous duck on the loose, issuing so many executive orders and other executive actions that mere mortals cannot possibly keep up them all.
It kind of reminds me of that Whack a Mole game at carnivals where each time you hit those blasted moles with a hammer, several more pop up again that need to be bashed back down into submission.
Frankly, there is no time to lose. Impeachment proceedings must be initiated the first day of sessions with the newly elected Senate. The pro-Obama crowd will argue we're crazy since there's only 2 years left. But I say we're crazy if we don't begin impeachment proceedings.
Why? To limit further damage to our nation. We've seen the horrendous damage Obama has already inflicted on us. Why let that go one moment longer than necessary?... read full transcript here
The so-called 'lame duck' is a very dangerous duck on the loose, issuing so many executive orders and other executive actions that mere mortals cannot possibly keep up them all.
It kind of reminds me of that Whack a Mole game at carnivals where each time you hit those blasted moles with a hammer, several more pop up again that need to be bashed back down into submission.
Frankly, there is no time to lose. Impeachment proceedings must be initiated the first day of sessions with the newly elected Senate. The pro-Obama crowd will argue we're crazy since there's only 2 years left. But I say we're crazy if we don't begin impeachment proceedings.
Why? To limit further damage to our nation. We've seen the horrendous damage Obama has already inflicted on us. Why let that go one moment longer than necessary?... read full transcript here
Islamic State Calls For The Invasion Of Jerusalem
“And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies,
then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.” ~ Luke 21:20
NTEB news Desk —
The Islamic State (ISIS) has issued a statement saying that an Islamic Caliphate will be established in the Sinai, calling it the ”first step towards the invasion of Jerusalem”. The statement threatens Egyptian security forces, which were suffered an attack on October 24. ISIS urged jihadists in the region to ”destroy police checkpoints and stations, launch RPGs at their gatherings and show the world that the Rule of God must be imposed”.As the prophets have declared, Jerusalem is the end game in this spiritual battle. Everything that is happening right now will reach it’s true fulfillment in the battle of Armageddon during the time of Jacob’s trouble.
“Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.” ~ Jeremiah 30:7...
Retired General Obama Appointed To Lead Campaign Against ISIS
Is Defending Islam
By Ben Barrack, Shoebat Foundation —Is Defending Islam
General John Allen (Ret.) was selected as Barack Obama’s envoy for the coalition to combat ISIS. While in Kuwait, Allen echoed Obama’s sentiment that the group is “not Islamic” (despite its leader having a PhD in Islamic studies). In so doing, Allen is being dishonest.CNS News reported: A global effort to counter claims by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS/ISIL) that it is acting in the name of Islam must include a counter-narrative that highlights “our profound respect” for the religion, the administration’s point man in the anti-ISIS coalition said this week.
It’s patently obvious that Allen is taking orders as the mouthpiece of Obama. The extent to which he actually believes the words coming out of his own mouth notwithstanding, Allen has a history of being somewhat of an apologist for Islam. When he served as Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in 2012, Allen took to YouTube and apologized for the “improper” way U.S. soldiers disposed of “Islamic materials” (Qur’ans) in Afghanistan...
Ted Cruz: In 2016,
Run A Conservative For President Or Lose Again
Run A Conservative For President Or Lose Again
Western Free Press
In one minute, on CNBC, Ted Cruz declares unequivocally: If we run another Bob Dole, John McCain, or Mitt Romney style candidate, we’ll lose to Hillary Clinton!...
Obama Threatened Netanyahu
The Algemeiner —
In a dramatic development, Israeli cabinet members are warning that US President Barack Obama threatened Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US may opt not to oppose future hostile UN Security Council votes, unless Israel accedes to American policy demands, Israel’s NRG News reported on Sunday.“The prime minister told colleagues in recent days … that his office’s understanding of the issue and the government’s take on it is that the Americans will not cast a veto against a resolution that reaches the Security Council,” Ariel Kahana, diplomatic correspondent for the Makor Rishon and NRG dailies, told The Algemeiner on Monday, quoting ministerial-level sources....
Obama’s Strategy In Syria Is Collapsing
Vox —
On Sunday, the already-awful situation in Syria got much, much worse. Al-Qaeda's faction in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra, routed two major US-backed rebel groups, leaving al-Qaeda much stronger and US-backed rebels much weaker. Nusra even captured the rebels' advanced American weaponry — much as ISIS did during its rampage through Iraq in June.These groups were supposed to be the great hope of America's strategy in Syria. That they were defeated so roundly and so soon after the US began implementing its new anti-ISIS strategy is proof positive of a wider truth: America's strategy for Syria has already fallen apart. Despite a spate of ISIS setbacks in recent months, America's effort to defeat ISIS in Syria appears to be making negative progress. Part of what's driving this is that every other available option is terrible, forcing the US to stick with a losing strategy that it knows well is losing....
Infowars.com LIVE 2014 Election Coverage
Rewind: Freedom VS Oppression
Rewind: Freedom VS Oppression
The Alex Jones Show - InfoWars.com
Streamed live on Nov 4, 2014 Alex Jones and the reporting team [provided] analysis of the issues and candidates from a Freedom VS Oppression point of view. There will be a political realignment on Tuesday, but will it be more of the same from the left right paradigm or will we be able to walk back the boot of the police state before it is to late.
Obama ‘Will Continue To Aggressively Use His Executive Authority’ Regardless Of Election Outcome
Washington Free Press —
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said regardless of the outcome of Tuesday’s election, President Obama “will continue to act aggressively” to use his executive authority, including on immigration reform.“He is bound and determined to do everything that he can, using his power in the executive branch, to make progress on behalf of middle class families in this country,” Earnest said. “The president, regardless of the outcome of the election, will continue to act aggressively to use his executive authority to help middle class families.”...
Former CBS News Reporter Sharyl Attkisson Claims Existence Of Obama Enemies’ List
By Paul Bond, The Hollywood Reporter —
Sharyl Attkisson is an investigative journalist who became the story when she quit CBS News after two decades amid allegations that the network refused to run some of her stories that were critical of President Barack Obama. Ahead of the Tuesday release of her book Stonewalled: My Fight for Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation, and Harassment in Obama’s Washington, she spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about her struggles with CBS executives and her assertion that her computers were hacked, possibly by Obama operatives...THR: “Do you believe that people working for the president of the United States hacked your computer and spied on you?”
Sharyl Attkisson: “The way you phrase the question makes me want to couch it a little bit. I have been told by two computer forensics experts that a highly sophisticated entity using abilities outside non-government resources, using software proprietary either to the DIA, CIA, FBI or NSA made repeat remote intrusions into both my computers over a period of time. And we have evidence of a government computer connection into my computer system.”...
America’s Referendum Election On Obama
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Jesus Privately Briefing His Inner Circle of Disciples
Regarding The Last Days
Regarding The Last Days
“And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” ~ Matthew 24:3-14
A colonel’s column was removed from an Air National Guard newsletter because the writer violated military policy by including references to Jesus Christ and God, an Ohio National Guard spokesman said. Col. Florencio Marquinez, the medical group commander of the 180th Fighter Wing, wrote an essay in the September edition of the “Stinger.” It was titled, “A Spiritual Journey as a Commander.” He wrote about how his mother’s faith in Jesus Christ influenced his life and he referenced a Bible verse from the New Testament, 
The Obama administration, led by US Secretary of State John Kerry, will unveil a new peace plan to kick-start negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, the Palestinian daily Al-Quds reported. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki announced on Friday that the proposal will be presented to a Palestinian delegation that are set to arrive in Washington, DC for high level talks. Palestinian and US officials will discuss failed peace talks and the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip.
The United Stated is in a moment of crisis. While we have a longstanding history of religious tolerance and allowing for the free and open worship of all faiths, it would be less-than-truthful to claim that the United States is not engulfed in a cultural war surrounding religion.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A gathering of Southern Baptists here opened this week with Albert Mohler, stalwart head of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, apologizing for “denying the reality of sexual orientation,” but saying orientation “can change.”
I suppose it could be dismissed as just a copycat attack, or perhaps even another instance of workplace violence – that’s what the powers that be would prefer.
Muslims in Uganda broke in a Christian man’s home and started to scream, “Today we shall kill you – you have been a trouble-maker and are not respecting our prophet’s religion.” They then took the man’s young 12 year old daughter, and strangled her to death. The official report: Muwanguzi did not recognize the four men who appeared at his door that evening and forced their way into his home in Katira, outside Mbale in eastern Uganda, with one shouting, “Today we shall kill you – you have been a trouble-maker and are not respecting our prophet’s religion.”...
When it comes to Ebola, the story that the government is telling us just keeps on changing. At first, government officials were claiming that it was very difficult to spread the Ebola virus. Some of them were even comparing it to HIV. We were given the impression that we had to have “direct contact” with someone else’s body fluids in order to have any chance of catching the virus. But of course that is not true at all. Now authorities are admitting that Ebola is “aerostable”, that it can be “spread through droplets”, and that it can remain on surfaces for up to 50 days. That is far different information than we have been getting up until this point. So that means when they were so confidently declaring that they know exactly how Ebola spreads they were lying to us.
President Barack Obama "didn't lift a finger" to free retired Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi from a Mexican prison on Friday after he was held there for nearly eight months on weapons charges, Rep. Matt Salmon told Newsmax on Saturday. "You have to be clear on when we say the administration," the Arizona Republican cautioned in an interview. "The people from the White House? Zero help."