Saturday, June 19, 2010

Obamacare...NO!



Yes, I joined in a class action lawsuit against the government. I know Obamacare is going to impact me and my family, and here's an email I received that states exactly what I fear will happen to me:

Employers could earn billions by ditching insurance

If you're not fed up with the ObamaCare lies yet, wait until you hear this next one
-- because it's a doozy, even by crooked Washington standards.

The president promised that his plan won't change a thing for people who already get health insurance through an employer... but it looks like someone forgot to tell the employers that, because corporate America is already planning to cut you loose.

The new law gives most employers a choice: Fund health insurance for your workers, or pay a fine. Sounds great for the workers -- until you run the numbers.

Don't bother getting out your calculator, corporate America has already beaten you to the punch. It took them all of 12 seconds to figure out that it would be cheaper to kill their insurance plans and pay the fines.

Just look at AT&T. They might provide lousy phone service, but they're pretty good with math -- they've calculated that ditching health insurance for employees would cost them $600 million in ObamaCare fines, according to the Wall Street Journal.

But since they paid $2.4 billion in health care costs last year, that's the quickest and easiest $1.8 billion they'll ever make.

Thank you, Mr. President. Here's a free iPhone.

Caterpillar, John Deere and Verizon are all crunching their own numbers, according to the Journal... and I'll bet your employer is as well.

Remember, once they drop your insurance you will be required by law to buy your own -- and don't think for a moment that it'll be cheaper or better. Some of my middle-class friends will have to pay $1,000 a month or more for their "free" ObamaCare.

Meanwhile, the Congressional Budget Office said a few months ago that discretionary spending for the first decade of ObamaCare would be $55 billion. Now, they're saying it'll be $110 billion.

In a few more months, who knows -- maybe it'll be a zillion dollars. Whatever it is, you know who'll be stuck with that bill.

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Yes, the University of California has already formed a task group to look into the billions of dollars spent on health care for retirees as part of the benefits package we earned working there for years. The cost represents a huge part of the budget, and as you know California politicians have run that state into the ground. I'm hoping Arnold won't be baaaaakkkk, ever. I already pay $315 for my portion of Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and if faced with a drastic increase, I don't know how I'll handle it.  Plus, I don't want the government deciding when and if I need treatment. 

So, below you'll find the real purpose of this email...the reason I want to share and hope you'll join and make this voice stronger. Please consider adding your name to the list.




Ginger,

We want to stop Obamacare and we want to stop it now. That is why I've decided to file a motion for preliminary injunction and serve it along with our amended complaint. A motion for preliminary injunction is a request that a court order be issued at the beginning of a case. Such orders prevent one party from acting while the case is being heard. Our motion will be requesting that the court prevent the Federal government from enforcing any aspect of Obamacare, while our case is pending. These types of orders are typically used to prevent one party from being harmed by the other party while the case is being heard. Federal cases can take years to be resolved, so a large amount of harm can be done while you’re waiting for the court to act. That is certainly the case here.

To get such an injunction granted we must prove that 1) We will be irreparably harmed without the order; 2) we are likely to win our case; and 3) that the public will be better served by granting the order than by denying it. With strong legal reasoning and overwhelming public opposition to the government takeover of our health care, our case meets all three of these factors and supports granting a preliminary injunction.

Such motions are sometimes denied, especially when the party requesting the injunction is also arguing that well-established precedent should be overturned. However, the logic of our arguments cannot be ignored. It really boils down to whether or not we get a judge that has the guts to uphold the clear meaning of the Constitution instead of bowing to politically motivated precedent from 70+ years ago. It comes down to whether or not we get a Judge that upholds his oath of office.

Also, such a motion allows us to make our arguments in a way that grabs the attention of the government, the media, and the American people. We will be raising our voices again and making it known that we intend to win. We will not quietly sit by while dozens of new agencies are created to take away our freedom, while the IRS is empowered to become even more invasive of our privacy, nor while the the government continues to ignore the true reforms that are needed in health care.

This motion for preliminary injunction has the potential to stop Obamacare in its tracks. It will be filed in conjunction with the amended complaint that adds you and the more than 32,000 of your fellow Americans that have joined to date. Let's make a much stronger statement to the court and make that number more than 100,000! Please tell everyone you know about our effort to take back our government. Please encourage them to join us. Even if you’ve told them before, please tell them again. Most people need to hear about something at least three times before they act. If we have 100,000 plaintiffs the Judge we will be more likely to follow his Oath and grant the injunction. Let's make this happen!

In Liberty,

Van

Law Office of Van R. Irion, PLLC
Business Law / Patents / Civil Litigation
9040 Executive Park Drive, Suite 223
Knoxville, TN 37923
www.irionlaw.com/oca

1 comment:

Sue McKlveen said...

I'm so glad you shared that with us. I truly hope your case wins...I don't want Obamacare at all, and I don't think anyone else does, either. I think just passing that bill should be investigated, because of the illegalities of the underhanded deals and threats. Something stinks in Washington, more than usual.

Thank you!

WARNING: I support the office of the President, not the person currently holding it!