As you all probably know, we heard from the Fourth Circuit last week in Virginia’s healthcare lawsuit.
The court decided unanimously to throw the case out on standing and not address the merits of our constitutional arguments.
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is set to sue the FCC to block implementation of Net Neutrality regulations. Calling the regulations the “most egregious of all violations of federal law,” Mr. Cuccinelli told The Washington Times on Thursday that he will begin in July or August to gather support from other attorneys general and private [...]
According to the Washington Examiner, a weird and twisted turn of events might kill the VA lawsuits against ObamaCare. “…the Fourth Circuit … ordered the parties to file supplemental briefs by May 31 explaining the consequences if the court holds that the Anti-Injunction Act applies [which] applies to federal taxes. “This means that the appellate [...]
Please tune in to Comcast channel 95 at 9:00pm this evening to watch Richmond Tea Party board members Gilbert Wilkerson and Joe Guarino discuss the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a.k.a., ObamaCare). Joe was one of the leaders in helping guide Virginia’s Health Care Freedom Act into law, which Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is [...]
Richmond Tea Party’s 3rd annual Tax Day Rally is just over two weeks away. It’s being held again at Kanawha Plaza in downtown Richmond from 5:00-8:00pm. The following is an interview I conducted with Phil Rapp, RTP’s vice president and co-chairman of the Tax Day Rally committee, about this year’s event. 1) What can RTP [...]
For your viewing pleasure, in case you weren’t able to make the Lobby Day rally yesterday, here’s keynote speaker Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli: Pay close attention to his discussion of the Repeal Amendment (starting at 5:53), which he strongly supports and has been publicly promoting, including even on Chris Matthews’s show. Cuccinelli addresses some of [...]
In a decision that was expected, US Fourth District Court Judge Henry Hudson ruled in a 42-page opinion that the federal government overstepped its powers enumerated in the US Constitution when it passed a law requiring that all Americans must purchase health insurance. Also known as the “individual mandate,” the judge ruled that the federal [...]
When: Friday, Jan 7, 2011, 12:30-5:00pm Where: the James Monroe Building, Richmond Register: www.thebeaconhillsociety.com by Jan 3 See our fb page! Come learn more about these timely issues: Our true impact upon the environment and environmental policy with experts from the Heritage Foundation. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will address current state battles on environmental policy and healthcare legislation. [...]
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli sent the following letter about the ObamaCare court challenge: Dear Fellow Virginians, As most of you know, today was Virginia’s day in court to defend liberty against the individual mandate contained in the healthcare bill. Virginia’s is the first state case to be heard on the merits of its arguments regarding constitutionality [...]