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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Opponents of Reform Turning to The Courts

White House Likens Lawsuits To Challenges To Civil Rights, Voting Rights Acts. The Hill's Michael O'Brien (8/3), in a blog entry, notes that Stephanie Cutter, "an assistant to President Obama who was brought on board at the White House in part to help sell the signature domestic initiative, dismissed" the ruling. Writing on the White House's official blog, Cutter said, "Having failed in the legislative arena, opponents of reform are now turning to the courts in an attempt to overturn the work of the democratically elected branches of government. This is nothing new. ... We saw this with the Social Security Act, the Civil Rights Act, and the Voting Rights Act -- constitutional challenges were brought to all three of these monumental pieces of legislation, and all of those challenges failed. So too will the challenge to health reform."
In an editorial, the Wall Street Journal (8/3, subscription required) argues that the healthcare law is unconstitutional, and derides Cutter's statement as an attempt to intimidate opponents.

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