{"id":1425,"date":"2011-10-27T13:47:06","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T17:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/faithandjustice\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2011-11-29T15:20:05","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T20:20:05","slug":"jay-sekulow-supreme-court-brief-filed-105-members-of-congress-oppose-obamacare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithandjustice\/2011\/10\/jay-sekulow-supreme-court-brief-filed-105-members-of-congress-oppose-obamacare.html","title":{"rendered":"Jay Sekulow: Supreme Court Brief Filed – 105 Members of Congress Oppose ObamaCare"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>As promised<\/a>, we have filed our amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Justices to take up a Florida case challenging ObamaCare -a pro-abortion, government-run health care law. I’m delighted to report that we have 105 members of Congress on our brief – led by Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia, a physician – as well as House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. We also represent more than 29,000 Americans who have signed on to our committee opposing ObamaCare. In our amicus brief, we urge the high court to hear the case and declare the entire health care law unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

From the very start, this issue was destined for the Supreme Court. The time has come for the high court to engage ObamaCare and not only strike down the individual mandate, which forces Americans to purchase health insurance, but the entire health care law as well. The individual mandate is inextricably linked to the health care law and the two cannot be separated. We’re urging the Supreme Court to take up this issue soon and restore clarity to a very confusing legal landscape.<\/p>\n

The brief filed today supports a Petition for Writ of Certiorari regarding the Florida case challenging ObamaCare in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit declared the individual mandate unconstitutional, but erred in severing the mandate from the Affordable Care Act (ACA).<\/p>\n

The amicus brief, posted here<\/a>, urges the high court to tackle the individual mandate question, calling it a “matter of national importance.” The brief argues that “even though the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit correctly held that the individual mandate is unconstitutional, it wrongly severed only the individual mandate from the ACA.” Further, the brief contends: “The individual mandate, by the Federal Government\u2019s own admission, is the essential component of the ACA. Should this Court also rule the individual mandate unconstitutional, it should decide to what extent (if any) the individual mandate can be severed from the rest of the ACA.”<\/p>\n

As I told you, we represent 105 members of Congress. They are listed here, all members of the U.S. House of Representatives:<\/p>\n

Paul Broun, Robert Aderholt, Todd Akin, Rodney Alexander, Steve Austria, Michele Bachmann, Spencer Bachus, Joe Barton, Rob Bishop, Diane Black, Marsha Blackburn, Larry Bucshon, Michael Burgess, Dan Burton, Francisco \u201cQuico\u201d Canseco, Eric Cantor, Steve Chabot, Howard Coble, Mike Coffman, Tom Cole, Mike Conaway, Chip Cravaack, Geoff Davis, Scott DesJarlais, Jeff Duncan, Blake Farenthold, Stephen Fincher, Chuck Fleischmann, John Fleming, Bill Flores, Randy Forbes, Virginia Foxx, Trent Franks, Cory Gardner, Scott Garrett, Bob Gibbs, Phil Gingrey, Louie Gohmert, Bob Goodlatte, Tom Graves, Tim Griffin, Michael Grimm, Ralph Hall, Gregg Harper, Andy Harris, Vicky Hartzler, Jeb Hensarling, Wally Herger, Tim Huelskamp, Bill Huizenga, Randy Hultgren, Lynn Jenkins, Bill Johnson, Walter Jones, Jim Jordan, Mike Kelly, Steve King, Adam Kinzinger, John Kline, Doug Lamborn, Jeff Landry, James Lankford, Robert Latta, Billy Long, Cynthia Lummis, Connie Mack, Donald Manzullo, Kenny Marchant, Kevin McCarthy, Michael McCaul, Tom McClintock, Thaddeus McCotter, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Gary Miller, Jeff Miller, Randy Neugebauer, Alan Nunnelee, Pete Olson, Ron Paul, Steve Pearce, Mike Pence, Joe Pitts, Ted Poe, Mike Pompeo, Bill Posey, Tom Price, Ben Quayle, Reid Ribble, Scott Rigell, Phil Roe, Todd Rokita, Dennis Ross, Ed Royce, Steve Scalise, Jean Schmidt, Adrian Smith, Lamar Smith, Marlin Stutzman, Lee Terry, Tim Walberg, Joe Walsh, Daniel Webster, Lynn Westmoreland, Joe Wilson, and Don Young.<\/p>\n

As you may recall, we’re now awaiting a decision from a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. concerning its lawsuit challenging ObamaCare and the individual mandate. We presented oral arguments in September before a three-judge panel urging the appeals court to reinstate its federal lawsuit.<\/a> A decision by the D.C. appeals court could come at any time.<\/p>\n

There are now reports<\/a> that the Supreme Court will consider the Florida case (and others now before the court) in conference when it meets on November 10th. A decision to take an ObamaCare case could come then. If that happens, the court would likely announce the results of the conference on November 14th.<\/p>\n

We remain hopeful that at the end of the day, the high court will take the case and ultimately determine that the entire health care law is unconstitutional and cannot be implemented.<\/p>\n

We will keep you posted on developments and you can get the latest information and updates here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jay Sekulow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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