Thread: Just announced , Health care upheld in Mich

Just announced that one of the lawsuits against obomba care has been
(Don't know if that is right , anyway , the court says oboma care is legal)
upheld in Michigan

The court ruled it is legal

I don't have a link yet but its coming

We take the first body blows on this one , but none of this matters
Its going to the Supreme court in the end

The SC is no friend to that socialist idiot in the White house

Michigan Judge Upholds Provisions in Health Care Law -
Crossroads ...
Oct 7, 2010 ... health care (Credit: CBS). A federal judge in Michigan has rejected a constitutional attack on President Obama's health care overhaul, ... are gathering strength to make landfall at One First Street -- the Supreme Court. ...
www.cbsnews.com/8301-504564_162-20018951-504564.html

Story from link above

A federal judge in Michigan has rejected a constitutional attack on President Obama's health care overhaul, ruling that Congress did not exceed its authority when it passed the landmark legislation requiring people to buy health insurance.


Federal Judge George Caram Steeh rejected claims by the Thomas More Law Center and several Michigan residents, who argued they should not be required to buy into a health plan that could fund abortions. Today's decision focused on two constitutional issues: whether the law violated the Commerce Clause, because it exceeded Congress' authority, and whether it amounted to an unconstitutional tax.


Although the decision is the first case to reach the merits on the Commerce Clause, it should go without saying that the issues are far from resolved. It's like a tropical storm brewing in the ocean that hasn't quite made it to hurricane status. For one, this case is certain to be appealed, and more importantly, the two major lawsuits -- one in Florida and another in Virginia -- have yet to be decided. Those lawsuits involve challenges by more than a dozen state attorneys general and governors.


All of the cases are gathering strength to make landfall at One First Street -- the Supreme Court.


Still, it is the first case to reach the merits on the Commerce Clause issue, which is one of the more compelling legal arguments against the health care reforms. Under the Commerce Clause, Congress has power to regulate economic activity. These lawsuits argue the Constitution does not give Congress the power to regulate economic inactivity.


The judge rejected those arguments, ruling that Congress had power to pass the law because it had a substantial effect on interstate commerce and was part of a broader regulatory scheme.

Another Clinton Judge.
George Caram Steeh III (born 1947) is a United States federal judge.

Steeh was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He received a B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1969. He received a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1973. He was a Genesee County Prosecutor's Office from 1973 to 1980. He was an Assistant prosecuting attorney from 1973 to 1978. He was a First assistant prosecuting attorney from 1978 to 1980. He was in private practice in Michigan from 1980 to 1988. He was a Public administrator, Macomb County from 1986 to 1989. He was a judge on the 41-B District Court, State of Michigan from 1989 to 1990. He was a judge on the 16th Circuit Court of Michigan from 1990 to 1998.

Steeh was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Steeh was nominated by President Bill Clinton on September 24, 1997, to a seat vacated by Barbara K. Hackett. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 13, 1998, and received his commission on May 22, 1998.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Caram_Steeh_III

Biography
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The Honorable George C. Steeh was appointed United States District Judge in 1998 by President Clinton. He previously served as a Macomb County Circuit Court Judge from 1990 until 1998, after serving for two years as a District Court Judge in Mt. Clemens. Judge Steeh received a B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1969, and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1973. Before being elected to the judiciary, and in addition to his several years in private practice, he served as First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Genesee County, as Macomb County Probate Court-Public Administrator, and as a member of the Macomb County Board of Commissioners. Judge Steeh also has served as the Chairperson of the Macomb County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council; as Founding Member and on the Board of the Child Advocacy Center of Macomb County; Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Comprehensive Youth Services; an active member of the Interfaith Council for Racial Justice; President of the Arab American Bar Association; and member of the Boards of Directors of several other public service and charitable organizations.

http://www.mied.uscourts.gov/Judges/gui ... pic_id=240

Of course it was a lib

What else