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Texas Doctor Has Strong Lawsuit Against Obamacare
2014-04-10
KATY, TEXAS--A lawsuit filed by a Houston area doctor against the Affordable Care Act is moving forward to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. The lawsuit filed by Dr. Steven Hotze, founder of Hotze Health and Wellness Center in Katy, challenges the Obamacare law based upon the origination clause of the Constitution.

In referring to what is known as The Origination Clause, "Article 1, section 7 of the U.S. Constitution every tax bill, revenue bill has to start in the House of Representatives," Hotze explained. "It can't start in the Senate."

In this exclusive interview below with Breitbart Texas, Dr. Hotze explains how the Senate took a Veterans Tax Credit bill that started in the House and stripped everything out of the bill, including the title, and substituted the Affordable Care Act legislation. "If the Senate can do that, then there is no origination clause, because, the Senate can turn any bill that came from the House into a tax raising bill, and that's wrong."

Dr. Hotze's attorney, Andy Schlaffly told the Washington Times, "What's nice about this case, Hotze v. Sebelius, is the trial court resolved all the procedural issues in favor of Dr. Hotze, so they got to the substance at the trial level," said Mr. Schlafly. "That makes this case a stronger case than most of the other ones."
Keep kicking Obamacare in the n*ts, sooner or later it will fall over.
Posted by:Bubba Graiting8281

#12  Who says there isn't a God

Given the statements at the Hobby Lobby hearing, at least three females on the court.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2014-04-10 21:37  

#11  The Senate, in their finite wisdom, failed to include a separability clause in the Affordable Care Act. If one piece is found to be unconstitutional the hole thing is invalid.

Who says there isn't a God.
Posted by: Jeang Gravigum5843   2014-04-10 21:01  

#10  Kathleen Sebelius is resigning, a White House Official said today.
Posted by: Bubba Graiting8281   2014-04-10 19:58  

#9  I have come to the conclusion this country is just fucked.
Sorry, Darth, fucking's fun; this is more like a rape.
Posted by: Glenmore   2014-04-10 19:19  

#8  I've forgotten the details, but the House did not get a second chance at the bill after the Senate fraud, did they?
Posted by: AlanC   2014-04-10 18:41  

#7  The Supreme Court may have a chance to get it right this time. They went for the gameship position that the penalty-not-a-tax was actually a tax-not-a-penalty, and therefore within Congress' power to tax. Maybe they have felt a little guilty about that and will not shy away from holding the Senate's creating a new bill out of a House originated dummy makes it truly a Senate originated bill. Then nothing Congress has said about the bill will have been true.
Posted by: Hank   2014-04-10 17:13  

#6  Yup, the country is in the very best of hands.

I have come to the conclusion this country is just fucked.
Posted by: DarthVader   2014-04-10 15:49  

#5  So the question is will the federal courts and ultimately the US Supreme Court rule for the plain, unambiguous and undisputed meaning of the words in the US Constitution.

And it's at best a close run thing.

Yup, the country is in the very best of hands.
Posted by: Iblis   2014-04-10 11:05  

#4  You're depending upon a group of people, who say discriminating against whites because of the color of their skin is not a violation of the 'equal protection' clause of the Constitution, to say that the wording on the paper regarding origination is what it really means?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2014-04-10 09:03  

#3  Let me get this straight. Obama has this "Bill" called ( what was it..the Adorable Care Act? ) and he wants me to take out my wallet and buy something from him and I can't buy it anywhere else...EXCEPT from him ? And it costs more than what I had but I MIGHT get a discount if I vote Democrat ( Yeah? ) and if I DON'T buy it right now only ( ONLY ) from him...something bad is going to happen to my dog?

And if I don't do as I am told the IRS is going to check me out and ask me about 300 questions about my mother.?

Well, if you put it that way? Makes you want to salute, doesn't it?
Posted by: Big Thromoth3646   2014-04-10 07:18  

#2  I bet judge Roberts rules that since the senate removed Veterans Tax from the bill; then it is not a tax!
Posted by: Airandee   2014-04-10 06:44  

#1  Any bets that Dr. Hotze's been audited by the IRS yet?
Posted by: Raj   2014-04-10 02:55  

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