Bipartisanship Against Health Care Litigation

It seems that I'm not the only one who thinks the health insurance reform litigation is a absurd. See Previous Pose. Harvard Law professor and Former Solicitor General Charles Fried, in a pointed fashion, denounced the litigation and noted that "anybody who proposes something like [the health care litigation] is either ignorant -- I mean, deeply ignorant -- or just grandstanding in a preposterous way . . . It is simply a political ploy and a pathetic one at that." Mr. Fried was appointed to the post of Solicitor General by President Reagan. See Jackson Free Press.

Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray agrees. Cordray clerked for Supreme Court Justices Byron White and Anthony Kennedy. In expressing his deep concern over the litigation, Mr. Cordray advised that "[upholding the suit] would require tearing up decades of contrary precedent." Unfortunately, Mr. Cordray failed to indicate the cases to which he was referring, but, nevertheless, acknowledged the uphill battle awaiting the lawsuit. In making his remarks, Mr. Cordray also cited to Mr. Fried's comments.

It seems that people are finally beginning the speak out against the partisan attorneys general and governors utilizing the Federal Court system for political gain. It's relieving to see that members of both political parties are joining together against the political grandstanding.