Missouri is the first state to pass a nullification measure on the recent federal health care act. There’s no doubts about its political implications as a referendum (in Missouri) on Obama’s health care policies, but will it pass legal muster? Related articles by Zemanta Is Nullification Constitutional? (reason.com) Second Civil War News: Missouri Voters To […]
Will nullification pass legal challenge?
August 4, 2010 by Daniel Burton
Filed Under: Constitutional Law Tagged With: Barack Obama, Health, Health care, health care reform, interstate commerce, law, Missouri, Nullification, politics, Referendum, state sovereignty
The legal challenges to the health care bill
March 24, 2010 by Daniel Burton
Apparently, there is some question about the legality of the bill recently (as in yesterday) signed into law by President Obama. I’ve already discussed the questionable procedures used to pass it in the House. But what about the bill itself? Is it legal? Is it constitutional? Let me just say at the outset that rational […]
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