KATY, TEXAS--A lawsuit filed by a Houston area doctor against the Affordable Care Act is moving forward to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. The lawsuit filed by Dr. Steven Hotze, founder of Hotze Health and Wellness Center in Katy, challenges the Obamacare law based upon the origination clause of the Constitution.In referring to what is known as The Origination Clause, "Article 1, section 7 of the U.S. Constitution every tax bill, revenue bill has to start in the House of Representatives," Hotze explained. "It can't start in the Senate."
In this exclusive interview below with Breitbart Texas, Dr. Hotze explains how the Senate took a Veterans Tax Credit bill that started in the House and stripped everything out of the bill, including the title, and substituted the Affordable Care Act legislation. "If the Senate can do that, then there is no origination clause, because, the Senate can turn any bill that came from the House into a tax raising bill, and that's wrong."
Dr. Hotze's attorney, Andy Schlaffly told the Washington Times, "What's nice about this case, Hotze v. Sebelius, is the trial court resolved all the procedural issues in favor of Dr. Hotze, so they got to the substance at the trial level," said Mr. Schlafly. "That makes this case a stronger case than most of the other ones."
Keep kicking Obamacare in the n*ts, sooner or later it will fall over.