'TIS THE SEASON FOR...LAWSUITS - AT 8:08 A.M. ET:  Of course, what season isn't for lawsuits these days? 

The Washington Examiner reports that the health "reform" bill about to be passed by the Senate is drawing the attention of lawyers, some of whom are ready to challenge the constitutionality of some provisions:

Looks like the steadily growing list of constitutional, ethical and political outrages that constitute the Harry Reid version of Obamacare is sparking a rebellion in the states, as AP reports South Carolina's attorney general plans to investigate the vote-buying that surrounded the proposal in the Senate majority leader's office.

According to AP, South Carolina's Henry McMaster is being joined by the attorneys general of Michigan and Washington state in a suit to determine the constitutionality of the Obamacare proposal. Their initiative was prompted by a request from South Carolina's two senators, Lindsay Graham and Jim DeMint, both Republicans.

Attorneys-general in at least four other states are also considering joining McMaster, according to AP. A move by a group of states to challenge the constitutionality of Obamacare could reinvigorate the efficacy of the 10th Amendment, which reserves to the states or the people all rights not specifically granted to the federal government.

COMMENT:  What hasn't been emphasized in the media is the fact that this legislation, if it finally passes both houses of Congress and is signed the president, will lead to a variety of legal actions and challenges.  You may be sure that whole law firms will be formed just dealing with Obamacare, and what it will do to patients and physicians. 

Further, the Dems will tell you that the legislation doesn't cover illegal immigrants.  No, not in its current form.  But you can be sure that a legal challenge will be mounted, on constitutional grounds, if an illegal immigrant is denied care.  Courts may have as much to do with the health services we receive as Congress. 

December 23,  2009