Lawsuits against United States Government

Lawsuits against United States Government

I read a blog on The Texas Tribune by Reeve Hamilton and was sort of disappointed with what the attorney generals of several states are trying to do because of the health care reform that President Obama has signed. It seems like a sore loser type of game, in which the loser is trying to find ways to turn the table. According to the blog, Reeve Hamilton had spoken to Attorney General Greg Abbott over the telephone on Monday 03-22-10, Mr. Hamilton asked Mr. Abbott a series of question concerning the alleged lawsuit that several states had participated in. One question was under what basis was the lawsuit going to be about? Mr. Abbott explained that the states had a legal dormant theory known as “nullification” in which the states entered the Union as sovereign entities on the terms of a pack, they have the power to nullify any law passed by the federal government. Another key element that will be used in the lawsuit is that Congress violates the 10^th amendment in which congress cannot regulate an individual to purchase insurance. In article 1 section 8 of the constitution the commerce clause – is used by Congress to regulate commercial activities in which people do voluntarily, never used to force people to refuse to participate in. according to Abbott, it is forced on the American people to engage in commerce and then congress regulates it, this would be unprecedented force that Congress has done.

The Author’s view on this is neutral on the subject; he only asked some basic question on how the suit was based on. I feel that he was maybe trying to let people take a look at what these individuals are doing because they have failed to stop the healthcare reform. They are using the Texas Constitution as a rebuttal tool instead of working together in changing for the benefit of the people not the benefit of a party. This is all legal jargon that I feel should be left to the people to decide. Maybe we the people should consider voting in another party that will work together instead of conflict after conflict.

Is Chavez-Thompson the best Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor?

It is evident that the Democratic Party in Texas still has lots of work to do. And it seems that they lack unity, and foundation. The Republican Party on the other hand seems to be well established within the party. Many Democratic Party members know that it going to be a while till they have a chance in Texas statewide posts. It could take several years for the Democratic Party in Texas to develop into a powerful party.
While reading this article on the Austin statesman I found this editorial article and it gave me the chills to see that the democrats are having a hard time. On the ballot for lieutenant governor for are three candidates for the Democratic ticket. The first one is Linda Chavez-Thompson a longtime labor leader, second is a former Travis County District Attorney named Ronnie Earle 67, and the third candidate is a Austin deli owner Marc Katz 63. These are the people who would best be the leader for the Democratic lieutenant governor ticket. Well I feel that it is sorry for my party to have such little choices to choose from for this election year. The best one I feel and so does the editor, would be Linda Chavez- Thompson because she knows through experiences that life is rough out there and also because she was a union labor leader and will fight for the working class people. She seems to be the only one who would stand a chance in competing with the incumbent. Just by reading this article give me a wide vision of what is to come for the Democrats. I guess that the editor who wrote this is familiar with the parties, and I do agree with them on this article.