States object to Obama health tax, will challenge in court

We reported yesterday about the founder of the pro-second amendment group OpenCarry.org, John Pierce, and the rally that took place in Falls Church, Virginia over the weekend. He was saying that Obama’s election has actually been good for the cause, because concerns about the direction his administration might take spawned grass roots efforts to protect our rights under the Constitution.

Now that the cowardly Democratic holdouts have caved and the Obama health tax bill has passed the House, we can take heart in the actions of the states of Texas, South Carolina, Utah, Nebraska, Florida, Alabama, Pennsylvania, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington. The attorneys general of these states are going to collectively file a lawsuit against the federal government resisting this unconstitutional and unprecedented law requiring citizens to purchase a product from a private company.

The Attorney General of the State of Texas, Greb Abbott, opined:

“To protect all Texans’ constitutional rights, preserve the constitutional framework intended by our nation’s founders, and defend our state from further infringement by the federal government, the State of Texas and other states will legally challenge the federal health care legislation.”

One would be able to logically suggest that they aren’t in favor of this bill, but it just may be that the administration has the best interests of most American at heart–IF–all people weren’t required by law to buy it. This is clearly a huge step toward total government control over all segments of society, done so through hand-picked private corporations. It is soft socialist coup that is intended to look like capitalism. But who are the biggest insurers? AIG is near the top, you say…and who owns AIG? The federal government, that’s who.

“If a person decides not to buy health insurance, that person by definition is not engaging in commerce. If you are not engaging in commerce, how can the federal government regulate you?” asked Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli.

As outrageous as this intrusion into our personal liberties is, it is going to loosen the hold the the federal government has on the people as the states assert their independence as a result, so it is in fact another blessing in disguise.