ACLJ: Senate Vote on ObamaCare Highlights Senators Who Reject Election Mandate to Repeal ObamaCare

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), focusing on constitutional law, said today the Senate vote on repealing ObamaCare "does nothing to boost the chances of success" for the flawed law and "shines a bright spotlight on the members of the Senate who rejected a mandate from the American people" to repeal ObamaCare.  The ACLJ is aggressively challenging ObamaCare in federal court, with its own lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., and is backing successful challenges in Florida and Virginia by filing amicus briefs representing members of Congress and more than 70,000 Americans.

"The razor-thin vote in the Senate hardly represents resounding support for ObamaCare and it does nothing to boost the chances of success for ObamaCare," said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ.  "But it does one thing that is very essential:  the vote shines a bright spotlight on the members of the Senate who rejected a mandate from the American people on election day - voters who demanded that ObamaCare be repealed. These Senators will now have to go back to the American voters bearing full responsibility for the legislative fiasco that is ObamaCare.  What's remarkable is that while every Republican voted to repeal this government-run, pro-abortion law, not one Democrat or Independent understood that while health reform is essential, it's time to start over.  The fact is, despite this vote, the future of ObamaCare thankfully remains bleak - with constitutional challenges succeeding in court, and a commitment in Congress to continue to work to defund the flawed law."

The Senate vote comes just days after a federal district court judge in Florida declared the entire law unconstitutional.  The ACLJ's amicus brief backing the Florida challenge is posted here.  The Florida decision followed a decision in Virginia where a federal district court judge declared the individual mandate - requiring Americans to purchase health insurance - unconstitutional.  The ACLJ amicus brief in the Virginia case is posted here.

At the same time, the ACLJ is in federal court in Washington, D.C. with its lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of ObamaCare.

Led by Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow, the American Center for Law and Justice focuses on constitutional law and is based in Washington, D.C.  The ACLJ is online at www.aclj.org.

SOURCE American Center for Law and Justice

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