So, now the government wants to delay on healthcare?
By JR Hoeft | Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 | PolicyThe same administration that had a Christmas Eve vote on cloture in the Senate in 2009 regarding healthcare and couldn’t wait to get the bill passed in 2010 – let alone give legislators time to read the bill (“We have to pass the bill to see what’s in it”) – wants to slow down the judicial process in having the bill’s constitutionality challenged.
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s appeal to have the hearing fast-track to the U.S. Supreme Court, effectively bypassing the 4th District Appeals Court, is being opposed by the administration.
“Especially given the court of appeals’ imminent consideration of this case, there is no basis for short-circuiting the normal course of appellate review,” according to the brief, filed with the high court on behalf of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
Cuccinelli’s case is scheduled to be heard May 10 by the 4th District.
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2 Responses to "So, now the government wants to delay on healthcare?"
The government wants the challenges to take as much time as possible so when it comes time for the individual mandate to go into effect, the Courts will be hesitant about dismantling the system built over four years. I also think the feds do not want Virginia’s focused narrow challenge to hit the Supreme Court without the other challenges (medicaid reimbursement and religious freedom) muddling the issues involved.
Good (technical) coverage of your exact post can be found at the SCOTUS blog.
http://www.scotusblog.com/2011/03/u-s-wait-on-health-care-review/
Your title is a bit confusing since in this case they are not delaying healthcare; they are expediting the regulatory and admin aspects and don’t want to be stopped. However they have been adamant in delaying the Implementation of Obamacare until after the 2012 election. Which is why that election must be a referendum on its existence. And why Repubs better frame their opposition more forcefully than they have done. If not, rightly or wrongly people are going to get suspicious that the national Repubs really don’t mind it but are afraid to admit it.
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