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Teknosis: Over 10,000 Americans Join Lawsuit Against Obamacare
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In a new twist on lawsuits against Obamacare, TN attorney Van Irion filed a national class action in Federal court. The suit challenges Obamacare on the basis that Congress is not authorized by the Constitution to regulate health care. Mr. Irion is asking the courts to re-evaluate the Commerce clause precedent, arguing that current precedent in effect destroys the intent of the Constitution and specifically the 10th Amendment. This is truly the ‘People’s Suit’. It is their name on the complaint... saying that the Obamacare legislation is wrong. Oak Ridge, TN (PRWEB) April 19, 2010 -- Over 10,000 Americans have joined alawsuit against Obamacare. In a new twist on lawsuits against Obamacare, TN constitutional attorney and congressional candidate Van Irion filed what is shaping up to be a national class action in Federal court April 8th. The suit challenges the constitutionality of Obamacare on the basis that Congress is not authorized by the Constitution to regulate health care. Mr. Irion is asking the courts to re-evaluate the legal precedent related to the Commerce clause, arguing that current precedent in effect destroys the intent of the Constitution and specifically the 10th Amendment.The lawsuit is a unique take on legal actions against the recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It is the first suit that allows any US citizen to join as a plaintiff and is the only suit to directly attack the legal precedent of the Commerce clause and therefore the Constitutionality of Obamacare. Greta Van Susteren, who has been following lawsuits related to Health Care Reform on her show “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren”, will interview Van Irion this week during the 10pm time slot.“The lawsuit quickly became so popular among grassroots movements, that we set up a website to take plaintiff information and allow people to follow the progress of the case,” said Irion, The site name is Obamacare Class Action, or “OCA”, and can be found at http://www.obamacareclassaction.com. The form that captures the necessary information asks for name, address and email address. Phone number and company name is optional, but gives US companies the option of signing on as a corporate plaintiff. “Once the complaint is amended to include all the plaintiffs that have signed on, each name will be listed,” said Irion. “At that point, we expect to have tens of thousands of plaintiffs.”Since filing suit on April 8th, the site has added 1,000 plaintiffs a day on average, although Irion says that rate is increasing as more people hear about the opportunity to join. “This is truly the ‘People’s Suit’. It is their name on the complaint, versus the President, Pelosi, Reid and the U.S., saying that the Obamacare legislation is wrong. It is unconstitutional and must be overturned. The chance to take this to court with a team of constitutional attorneys making the points they have been shouting for over a year is something Americans have been looking for,” said Irion. "I am one of those that have been pointing out the unconstitutionality of Obamacare and am thrilled to have the opportunity to take on this fight.”The complaint was filed in Federal Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, Chattanooga, case file number 1:10cv-71. For more information about Van Irion, visit Van4Congress or Law Office of Van R Irion PLLC.###Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/WmV0YS1Ib3JyLVBpZ2ctSW5zZS1Ib3JyLVBpZ2ctWmVybw==Bookmark - Del.icio.us | Furl It | Technorati | Ask | MyWeb | Propeller | Live Bookmarks | Newsvine | TailRank | Reddit | Slashdot | Digg |Stumbleupon | Google Bookmarks | Sphere | Blink It | SpurlThe Official Complaint
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Van Irion Speaks About the Obamacare Class Action
Lawsuithttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRnDQU830pwSnippet of complaint:
This is a Complaint seeking
declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief for violations of the United
States Constitution and breach of duty.
1. The Court has jurisdiction
to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1346, and 1361. The Court has authority to grant
declaratory relief pursuant to the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201
2. Venue is proper in this Court
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 139(b)(2) and 1402.
3. Plaintiff Anthony Shreeve is a
United States citizen and an adult resident of Jefferson County Tennessee.
4. Defendant Barack Obama is an
individual currently holding the office of the President of the United States.
5. Defendant Harry Reid is an
individual currently holding the office of the Majority Leader of the US
6. Defendant Nancy Pelosi is an
individual currently holding the office of the Speaker of the US House of
7. Defendant United States of
(hereinafter "US") is a political entity formed by and under the
Constitution of the United States. Said Defendant was created for the sole
purpose of serving the individual States and the people.
8. The purpose of the U.S.
Constitution is to grant specific and limited powers to the Federal Government.
9. The powers granted to the Federal
Government are limited by the Constitution in order to protect individual
States and individual citizens from abuse of power by the Federal Government.
10. The 10th Amendment to the
Constitution explicitly established that the Federal Government has no
authority to perform any particular act, unless the Constitution explicitly
grants the Federal Government authority to so act.
11. The purpose of the 10th Amendment
is to reiterate the overall purpose of the Constitution, and to emphasize the
limitations placed upon the Federal Government's authority to act.
12. The individual states refused to
ratify the Constitution until after the first ten amendments, the Bill of
Rights, including the 10th Amendment, were included in the Constitution.
13. All rulings by any Federal Court
that leave no appreciable limitations upon Congressional authority clearly
destroy the central purpose of the Constitution. All such rulings, therefore,
violate the most fundamental cannon of legal interpretation. Specifically all
precedent that interprets the Commerce clause or the General Welfare clause of
the Constitution as granting Congress essentially unfettered authority to
regulate all aspects of human interaction, effectively destroy the most
important purpose of the Constitution. Such precedent has eroded the
foundations of our Republic, and must be overturned.
14. Any law passed by the Federal
Government that is not within the specific authority granted the Federal
Government by the Constitution is null and void, and is unenforceable.
15. Citizens of the United States have
no obligation to act in accordance with any law passed by the Federal
Government that attempts to regulate matters not
to the Federal Government by the Constitution.
16. Nothing in the Constitution grants
the Federal Government authority to regulate healthcare.
17. The Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (hereinafter "Obamacare") is a Federal law that
purports to regulate healthcare. Therefore, Obamacare in its entirety is
unconstitutional and unenforceable.
18. On March 21, 2010 Defendant Pelosi
presided over the House of Representatives passage of Obamacare. Defendant
Pelosi also voted for Obamacare in her capacity as a Congressional
19. On December 24, 2009 Defendant
Reid presided over the Senate's passage of Obamacare. Defendant Reid also voted
for Obamacare in his capacity as a Senator.
20. On March 23, 2010 Defendant Obama
signed Obamacare in his capacity as President of the United States.
21. Defendants Obama, Reid, and Pelosi
voluntarily took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United
States as a prerequisite to taking the offices they now hold.
22. Defendants Obama, Reid, and Pelosi
ignored the purpose of the Constitution and violated their oaths of office by
supporting, voting for, and signing Obamacare.
(Abuse of Authority)
23. The actions of the Defendants, as
set forth in paragraphs 1-20 above, which are fully incorporated herein,
not within the scope of authority granted to the Defendants by the people of
the United States, through the U.S. Constitution.
24. As a direct result of Defendant's
abuse of authority, the Plaintiff has suffered direct and immediate violations
of his Constitutional rights and is therefore entitled to injunctive relief,
declaratory relief, and damages, pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
57 and 65 and 28 U.S.C. § 2201; to redress and remedy of the violations,
prevent irreparable harm and future violations of his rights and the rights of
(Violation of 10th Amendment)
25. The actions of the Defendants, as
violate the explicit limitations placed upon Defendants authority by the
26. As a direct result of Defendant's
actions, the Plaintiff has suffered direct and immediate violations of his
Constitutional rights and is therefore entitled to injunctive relief,
57 and 65 and 28 U.S.C. § 2201; and to redress and remedy of
the violations, and to prevent
irreparable harm and future violations of his rights and the rights of others.
(Breach of Oath of Office)
27. The actions of the Defendants, as
represent a breach of Defendants Obama's, Reid's, and Pelosi's duties contained
within their oaths of office to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution.
28. As a direct result of Defendant's
57 and 65 and 28 U.S.C. § 2201; and to redress and remedy of the violations,
and to prevent irreparable harm and future violations of his rights and the
WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff respectfully
asks for judgment in his favor and against Defendants, including a declaration
that the actions of Defendants, as described herein, were and are
unconstitutional, illegal, and void, and that the same were in contravention of
Plaintiff's constitutional rights; temporary and permanent injunctive relief;
an order requiring the Defendants to halt enforcement of Obamacare and damages
according to proof, expenses and costs
associated with the maintenance of this action, and all such further relief as
1. The Court has jurisdiction pursuant
7. Defendant United States of America
within the scope of authority granted