Constitutional Values Treatened By Federal And State Laws

This week the United States Supreme Court listened to oral arguments on the individual mandate and fundamental constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, also known as “ObamaCare”. The federal act requires all citizens to purchase healthcare insurance specified by the federal government or face stiff fines if they do not. The foundation of the argument against the law is basic; one cannot find the authority within the Constitution allowing Congress to force such an activity. Tony O’Donnell, Minority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates and Candidate for Maryland’s 5th Congressional District, remarked “We the people did not give Congress the power to rule over us in this manner. I fully expect the Supreme Court will uphold the Constitution and strike down the Act.”

As the current national debt continues to rise our narrow-minded representatives show no signs of stopping it. ObamaCare will not only bankrupt the nation it will also put a strain on the Maryland economy. Representative Steny Hoyer in working for Nancy Pelosi pushed the healthcare law through Congress despite large majorities of Americans being against it. Hoyer and Pelosi continue to work today to fuel the fire that is leading to the bankruptcy of our nation. O’Donnell stated “Upon my election to Congress it will be one of my top priorities to repeal this healthcare act completely and enact more sensible free market reforms. Not only will this act destroy our nation's fiscal solvency, the strain it will put on the state of Maryland’s budget is colossal. It will cost Maryland untold hundreds of million more dollars per year to administer and fund this new program. More and more people will be moved off of employer provided health care programs and onto taxpayer provided benefits. As our current budget stands there is no room for this added cost and it will force even more tax increases to pay for this poorly conceived law.”
Maryland is rushing ahead to the forefront of the nation in implementing this reform before we even know if it will be upheld as constitutional. O’Donnell commented, “ I fully expect the legislation to pass both houses of the General Assembly even though many of us are opposed. It appears Governor O’Malley is poised to sign it in to law near the end of session on April 9th. Not only will it push us further into debt it will also allow our very large government to continue to grow and have more control over every aspect of our daily lives. It will also force government to take more of our hard earned money through ever increasing taxes. Let's hope the Supreme Court ultimately strikes down the law or that we elect a Congress in November who will take action to repeal it.”