- Radio Silence On Rape-Redefining Abortion Bill From The Right | TPMDC
- Over the course of Friday and Monday, TPM reached out to pro-life groups and Democratic and Republican pro-life politicians — some of whom have backed federal action on abortion with language similar to the House law, known as the "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act" — to talk about the new bill's language regarding "forcible rape." None responded, except Lipinski, who told TPM that he's willing to take another look at the controversial rape language.
- Florida Judge Voids Entire Health Care Law | TPMDC
- Here's a primer on why the Democrats' failure to include a severability clause in the legislation opened the entire package up to being stricken by the court. You can read the entire ruling below.
By determining the entire law must be wiped out, Vinson went farther than a different Republican-appointed judge in Virginia who declared the mandate unconstitutional late last year. The Obama administration has appealed the Virginia ruling, and is expected to appeal this one.
Vinson declined to enjoin the law, however, and that means implementation in the 26 states will continue pending higher-court rulings.
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. Signal boosts are awesome! --L.]
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