Our comments on the Obamacare Supreme Court ruling

This will be in the coming hardcopy of our newsletter, LifeNet.

                SCOTUS’ CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS “RESCUES” OBAMACARE!

So what does “from bad to worse” look like? Like this Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare.

Our task is clearly evident. We now know that we absolutely cannot count on the Courts to turn back the pro-abortion elements of Obamacare, or the Administration's attack on conscience and religious freedom. The law is an abomination without even considering the financial mess that it will produce.

The only sure way to stop Obamacare’s implementation is to defeat him in the November elections. There is simply no other way to put it. No appeals to “social justice” or other figments of the imagination of well-intentioned people will change that. We must launch a a massive information campaign these months prior to the election.

The ruling was handed down on June 28, 2012, with Chief Justice Roberts the universally unanticipated swing vote. Shockwaves could be felt in Reykjavik as this ruling invites even more overreach from an already out-of-control federal government that can now tax us on what we won’t do. Constitutional arguments will be made for and against the Chief Justice’s inexplicable non- derailment reasoning, including personal pressure regarding the Court’s identity in history, but this decision definitely creates more problems than it solves. It chops away at the clear role of the Court and the original intent of our exceptionally unambiguous (and brilliant) founding documents on the limited role of the federal government. Sadly, personal freedoms and liberties were eroded yet again with this ruling, no matter the election result in November.

Our nation fought a war of independence to limit government’s involvement in our lives. The Founding Fathers authored the Declaration of Independence with the intent that this new government “of the people, by the people, and for the people” succeeds because they were aware of where alternatives lead.

Your personal role of prayer and action is vital!

Excerpts from a recent Marjorie Dannenfelser Susan B Anthony op ed:

“Governor Romney has made firm commitments to protect the unborn, their mothers, and pro-life American taxpayers…After last week’s ruling upholding Obamacare, which includes the largest expansion of taxpayer funding of abortion since Roe, it is clearer than ever how important it is that the president appoint strict constitutionalist justices. Governor Romney has pledged to “only appoint judges who adhere to the Constitution and the laws as they are written, not as they want them to be written.”

The Manhattan Declaration is a non-partisan statement of conscience in defense of human life, traditional marriage and religious freedom. Visit us online at www.manhattandeclaration.org

“Though the ruling does indeed provide the final word on the constitutionality of certain provisions of the law, including the crucial “individual mandate,” we must remember what it does not say. [It] says nothing about the contraception mandate, nor does it address the question of abortion funding. Lawsuits on these specific questions continue to make their way through the justice system.”

“Had the law been struck down these questions would be moot. But now, more than ever, advocates of life and the rights of religious conscience must pray for justice and support our partners in the legal battle.”

Comments

[Joy Dechiario]

Thank you for the clarity of your statement. We must
go forward now to enlighten
those who perhaps do not pay close attention and would once again waste their vote. The next rally must be huge so that they cannot ignore us.

[Eileen Peterson]

This is a time where all people must unite with one voice to save our country. Our Lady of the America, pray for us.

www.ourladyofamerica.org

[estela reveles]

I personally am so relieved that 30 million people will now have access to affordable health care, even though the Supreme Court is still leaving a big loophole to sabotage this urgently needed pro-life measure. since the church hasn't focused its efforts on making affordable health care a priority, we have an imperfect, but better than nothing solution.

[Greg M.]

Thank God that more vulnerable families and children will not be shut out of good, basic healthcare. Hey, maybe this is how the cruel joke of "trickle down" might actually manifest itself. "The best healthcare system in the world," but in reality only available to a segment of Americans, will benefit more of your and my fellow citizens.

[John L]

This law is typical of what our government is capable of. As usual, our elected members of Congress and our President, present us with a law that is seriously flawed, financially unsound, and does not come close to addressing the real issues. This law, which will allow panels to decide in the future, what is good and bad medical practice, what a joke, is not even a band aide, does not address the real issues. Yet there are those that applaud it, as if it is a major achievement. This law will provide 1950's era medicine with 2012 costs. Already certain life saving cancer tests, have been deemed to be of no value. Yes,
By one of those panels. I cannot wait for the panel that tells me, you are 65, you can no longer have this or that life saving treatment. Great law! Great job congress. Well, it is not just the BO man that must be defeated in November, it is also anyone in congress, who is uu for re-election, who voted ,for this outrageous piece of legislation.

[Judith Anderson]

The Roberts' ruling has proved to be junk food for the Obama ego. This week he let his guard down big time and revealed again his true ideology and vision - the most non-American ever - with more divisive class warfare rhetoric. Only two weeks after celebrating America on Independence Day, the President's insulting comments to business leaders, and the hardworking men and women who run businesses of all sizes, are startling to hear. He tells them that their personal efforts to succeed are of no worth and no thanks to them. The government gave them their success!
The human dignity bestowed by our Creator on each of us to achieve and thrive as individuals before God is lost in Obama's soft-core (for now) socialist nirvana where the Government rules all and individuals serve not themselves and neighbors needs, but the omnipresent State that makes all things good happen. How can citizens listen to this propaganda and not shudder? Perhaps the hope of payoffs and exemptions are dulling their pioneer sensibilities.