"And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are a gift of God?" -- Thomas Jefferson

"And yet the same revolutionary belief for which our forbears fought is still at issue around the globe, the belief that the rights of man come not from generosity of the state but from the hand of God." -- John F. Kennedy

"Because of their belief that power had come from God to each individual, the Framers began the Constitution with the words 'we the people'" -- Newt Gingrich

"There's never been a nation like the United States, ever. It begins with the principles of our founding documents, principles that recognize that our rights come from God, not from our government." -- Marco Rubio


Thursday, January 27, 2011

"ObamaCare" Set for Oral Argument at Federal Court of Appeals

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2010

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Richmond, VA - Liberty Counsel Founder and Chairman Mat Staver will present oral argument the week of May 10-13, 2011, at the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia, in the case of Liberty University v. Geithner. Liberty Counsel represents Liberty University and two private individuals. On the same day, the court of appeals will also hear the case of Commonwealth of Virginia v. Sebelius. The cases will be argued seriatim by each respective counsel.

Earlier this week Liberty Counsel, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Virginia Attorney General asked the court of appeals to set both cases the same day, and the court agreed. Liberty Counsel's case is ahead of Virginia's case in terms of the briefing schedule. Liberty Counsel has already filed its Initial Brief, and soon the Department of Justice will file its Answer Brief, to which Liberty Counsel will file its Reply Brief.

Virginia's case challenges the individual mandate, while Liberty Counsel's case challenges the individual and employer mandates. Like Virginia's case, Liberty Counsel's case argues that Congress lacks authority under the Commerce Clause to enact the health insurance mandate. Liberty Counsel also raises other constitutional objections, including the First Amendment Free Exercise of Religion, the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the First Amendment Establishment Clause, and the Fifth Amendment Equal Protection Clause.


Mathew D. Staver, Founder of Liberty Counsel and Dean of Liberty University School of Law, said:
"The ObamaCare lawsuit is on a fast track to its ultimate demise. This legislation represents an astonishing extension of the federal government into the personal and business decisions of Americans. If ObamaCare should be upheld by the courts, then there are no limits on what Congress can do. I think it is clear that Congress far exceeded its authority under the Constitution."
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