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Log Cabin Republicans Today’s ruling by the United States Supreme Court upholding Obamacare is a license for Washington to continue its expansion into the lives of American citizens and businesses. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice Roberts wrote, “Simply put, Congress may tax and spend.” “By upholding even the most intrusive provision of Obamacare, the individual mandate, the court has …

Wanna bet he had two different clips prepared in advance? There’s no way he made this in the last hour.

Here’s the full ruling.

It’s a long and complicated ruling but the early word is that most of the Affordable Health Care Act has been upheld. The media is twisting itself into knots over the ruling and there are multiple conflicting interpretations. However it shakes down, this is HUGE victory for the president. Stand by for more…

The University of Notre Dame, the Archdiocese of New York, and over 40 other dioceses and Catholic groups have filed a freedom of religion lawsuit against the Obama administration. Catholic News Service reports: “This lawsuit is about an unprecedented attack by the federal government on one of America’s most cherished freedoms: the freedom to practice one’s religion without government interference,” …

“At the end of the day, we don’t think gay Americans should have to rely on a benevolent corporation or government to provide a plan that meets their needs. We want a system where individuals and couples can make their own health-care decisions. Health-care needs are too important to be left to the discriminatory whims of a third party. When …

Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL), the “hottie” Congressman, is at the top of a list of federal politicians who used campaign donations to reimburse himself for lavish vacations around the world. Watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released a report Friday claiming that a Republican Illinois congressman misused campaign funds for lavish hotels, cash reimbursements for his …

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The White House has launched a new Facebook page titled “I Like Obamacare.” The move is meant to take ownership of the name which was once meant to disparage the Affordable Care Act.

Koch Brothers astroturf group Americans For Prosperity are sponsoring today’s massive teabagger rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court, which yesterday began considering the lawsuit to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Tea Partiers plan to keep the heat up on the U.S. Supreme Court tomorrow at a 1 p.m. Capitol Hill rally as the court enters its second day of deliberations …

The Supreme Court today began hearing the case to repeal the Affordable Care Act on the basis of its constitutionality. The public sessions started Monday with 90 minutes of lively debate on a legally dense, but nonetheless important, question. It boils down to whether the health care law’s key provision is a “tax” that could prevent the court from considering …