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Mon Jul 21, 2014, 07:01 PM Jul 2014

Judge dismisses Senator Johnson's lawsuit: UPDATED [View all]

Source: WBAY-TV channel 2, Green Bay ABC affiliate

A federal judge has thrown out Senator Ron Johnson's lawsuit over "Obamacare."

Wisconsin's senior U.S. senator sued the Obama Administration earlier this year over a provision of the Affordable Care Act.

During a hearing at the federal courthouse in Green Bay last week, Senator Johnson's attorneys argued the Obama Administration overstepped its authority with a provision that provides health insurance subsidies for members of Congress and their staff.
They also argued members of Congress shouldn't receive special privileges over the American people.

In a decision released Monday, Judge William Griesbach ruled Senator Johnson does not have standing to sue, rejecting each of Senator Johnson's claims that he is an injured party.


Read more: http://www.wbay.com/story/26073861/2014/07/21/judge-dismisses-senator-johnsons-lawsuit



Senator Dumbass lost big.
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