By Tim Shoemaker
Early Monday morning, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) introduced legislation calling for repeal of ObamaCare, describing it as an “arrogant power grab.”
From Politico:
“Unless this trillion-dollar assault on our freedoms is repealed, it will force Americans to purchase Washington-approved health plans or face stiff penalties,” DeMint said in a release. “It will fund abortions, raise taxes and insurance premiums, while reducing health care choices and quality.”
DeMint is not the only one fighting back however.
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli filed suit on Monday “against the federal government and its unconstitutional overreach of its authority with the passage of the federal health care bill.”
Cuccinelli’s suit was filed in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia.
In addition to Cuccinelli, GOP Attorneys General Henry McMaster of South Carolina and Bill McCollum of Florida are expected to file suits against health care reform on Monday, along with Michigan’s Mike Cox.
Virginia has become the first state to nullify the government mandate forcing individuals to purchase health insurance.
Finally, Mitt Romney criticized the President for betraying his oath of office.
“…rather than bringing us together, ushering in a new kind of politics, and rising above raw partisanship, he has succumbed to the lowest denominator of incumbent power: justifying the means by extolling the ends. He promised better; we deserved better.”
I’m not sure how Mitt was able to issue such a statement without noticing the glaring hypocrisy of his criticism. Much of the recent ObamaCare legislation is the similar to the RomneyCare he forced through as Governor of Massachusetts (including the mandate for purchasing “government approved” insurance).
Learn why mandatory health insurance was wrong for Massachusetts and wrong for America!