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Guest | March 29, 2011
A critical “next step” in the ObamaCare battle is taking place, and I want you to be among the first updated.
The ACLJ is filing an amicus brief on behalf of 49 Members of Congress – including pro-life leaders Rep. Joe Pitts, Rep. Michele Bachmann, and Rep. Mike Pence – backing Virginia’s ObamaCare lawsuit now before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
We are asking the court to uphold the lower court’s decision that the “individual mandate” of ObamaCare is unconstitutional. We are also urging the appeals court to go further – they should declare the entire ObamaCare law unconstitutional.
As the legal challenges to ObamaCare move forward, there’s one central argument that we’re confident will win the day: the mandate forcing individuals to purchase health care insurance is unconstitutional. Forcing someone to buy health insurance is not economic activity – Congress does not have that authority under the Commerce Clause.
At the same time, the ACLJ’s lawsuit against ObamaCare is also quickly moving forward in Washington, D.C. A federal appeals court has cleared the way for our legal challenge to be put on the fast track, meaning an expedited appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
With this decision, the court is sending a strong signal that time is of the essence in determining the constitutionality of this law. The first round of briefs in our case will be filed in May, with oral arguments before a three-judge panel to be scheduled in September.
Our legal team is encouraged by the significant movement of this issue – and certain that it will ultimately end up at the Supreme Court of the United States.
Thank you for helping make our work possible, and for standing with us in the fight for freedom.
Sincerely,
Jay Sekulow
ACLJ Chief Counsel
P.S. The ACLJ has a nationwide petition calling on Congress to repeal and defund ObamaCare. Would you forward this important update on our progress in the courts to anyone you know concerned about this pro-abortion law and please encourage them to sign our petition here? Thank you.
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