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Noted lawyer speaking on constitutionality of healthcare reform

Published on October 23, 2009

by Trevor Dickerson

(OfficialWire)

WASHINGTON, D.C. (USA)
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David Rivkin announced that he will appear on Fox & Friends Weekend on Sunday, October 25. The noted lawyer and media commentator will present his views on the ongoing healthcare reform debate. His appearance is expected to occur between 7:00 and 8:00 am. Mr. Rivkin initiated the debate on the constitutionality of proposed healthcare reform legislation that requires every citizen to purchase health insurance. This requirement, known as the “individual mandate,” has become a contentious issue among members of Congress and constitutional authorities.

The Constitution’s powers over individuals are specific and enumerated. Its authority to compel individual behavior is limited to economic activity and to interstate commerce. It specifically limits the powers of the federal government, and it has had only 27 amendments since its adoption in 1787. Mr. Rivkin has repeatedly expressed concern about the extension of federal powers beyond the limited powers granted in the U.S. Constitution.

Mr. Rivkin’s appearance follows a series of articles he has authored for the The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post on healthcare reform.

About Fox & Friends Weekend

Fox & Friends is a popular morning news and feature cable television show, with both weekday and weekend editions.  The show format includes national news, discussions about current events, and guest commentary.  For more information, visit www.foxnews.com/foxfriends.

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Unconstitutional extension of judicial power an issue in Kiyemba v. Obama case

Published on September 24, 2009

by Jason Yu

(OfficialWire)

WASHINGTON, D.C. (USA)
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David Rivkin announced today that he debated at Yale Law School yesterday regarding the permissible scope of judicial power. The debate subject was the Kiyemba v. Obama case, in which a district court order that President Obama release Chinese Uighurs into the United States was overturned in the appellate court. Mr. Rivkin debated Bingham & McCutchen Partner Sabin Willett, representing the Uighurs, at the event on September 23, 2009. The Federalist Society sponsored the debate.

While on one level the debate was about a single case, Kiyemba v. Obama, the broader issue concerned the constitutionally permissible scope of judicial power. Ms. Willett, who represents the Uighurs, argued that because their habeas petitions were granted and the government has, therefore, no legal right to detain them, bringing them to the U.S. was the only proper and just thing to do. A number of Uighurs have been resettled in third countries, for example, Albania and Bermuda, a few still remain in Guantanamo Bay and efforts to resettle them are still underway. While any Uighur can return to China, the United States is reluctant to return them to China against their will because of human rights concerns.

Mr. Rivkin argued that, because the Constitution vests into the two political branches power to control our borders and determine which alien can and cannot be admitted into the United States, with Congress playing the primary role, and because, in this instance, both political branches have indicated clearly that the Uighurs should not be admitted, the Judiciary lacks the power to order such an action. Changing the constitutional framework and allowing any branch of government to exercise powers beyond those assigned to it by the Constitution would effect a fundamental and lasting blow to the U.S. system of ordered liberty.

About the Federalist Society

The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is a Washington, DC-based organization of conservatives and libertarians interested in the current state of the legal order.  The Federalist Society has chapters in nearly 65 cities across the country and in cities in Europe.  The Society was founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution, and that it is in the province and duty of the judiciary to state what the law is, not what it should be.  The Society seeks both to promote an awareness of these principles and to further their application through its activities.  For more information, visit www.thefederalistsociety.org.

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News show to discuss legal implications of recent ACORN revelations

Published on September 19, 2009

by Susan Hardwicke

(OfficialWire)

WASHINGTON, D.C. (USA)
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David Rivkin announced today that he will appear on the Fox News on Saturday, September 19, 2009 between at approximately 5:40 pm. Mr. Rivkin’s appearance follows a series of articles he has authored for the The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s appointments of controversial “czars,” healthcare reform, and the national security implications of climate change.

Mr. Rivkin is expected to discuss his evaluation of issues surrounding the recent revelations about the community organizing and activism organization, ACORN. Recent videotaped footage released on cable television has shown ACORN employees advocating and offering to aid people in breaking laws and evading taxes. Mr. Rivkin is expected to discuss the difficulties when charities and government contracting companies become intertwined.

Fox News has broken the story about amateur undercover reporters requesting assistance from ACORN offices in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., New York City, and San Diego. For more information, visit www.foxnews.com.

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Popular news magazine show to discuss constitutionality of healthcare reform

Published on September 18, 2009

by Jason Yu

(OfficialWire)

WASHINGTON, D.C. (USA)
OfficialWire PR News Bureau

David Rivkin announced today that he will appear on Fox & Friends Weekend on Saturday, September 19, 2009 between 9:00 and 10:00 am. Mr. Rivkin’s appearance follows a series of articles he has authored for the The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post on healthcare reform.

Mr. Rivkin is expected to discuss his evaluation of the “individual mandate”—the provision in the current reform bill in which the federal government requires every individual to purchase health insurance. The Constitution’s powers over individuals are specific and enumerated. Its authority to compel individual behavior is limited to economic activity and to interstate commerce. It specifically limits the powers of the federal government, and it has had only 27 amendments since its adoption in 1787. Mr. Rivkin has repeatedly expressed concern about the extension of federal powers beyond the limited powers granted in the U.S. Constitution.

About Fox & Friends Weekend

Fox & Friends is a popular morning news and feature cable television show, with both weekday and weekend editions. The show format includes national news, discussions about current events, and guest commentary.  For more information, visit www.foxnews.com/foxfriends.

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