If it wasn’t already public knowledge that conservatives like Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, he’s now got some hardware to prove it.
Cuccinelli bested former D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to bring home the Sam Adams Alliance “Public Servant of the Year” award at the Chicago-based group’s fourth annual “Sammies” awards.
“It was an honor to be considered, and it is an even greater honor to be the recipient of an award named for a patriot known for his ability to organize citizens at the local level to work together to achieve the national goal of an independent America built on first principles,” said Cuccinelli. “I take my job as a public servant very seriously and I would like to thank the Sam Adams Alliance for this recognition.”
The Sam Adams Alliance is a non-profit organization that “advances freedom in the marketplace of ideas,” according to the group. Cuccinelli won the award for challenging the constitutionality of the federal health care law.
A U.S. District Judge in December ruled that the provision in the new law requiring most Americans to eventually purchase health insurance or face a penalty is unconstitutional. The U.S. Justice Department has since appealed the case to the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, with a hearing scheduled for next month.
The U.S. Supreme Court also has on its calender this week Cuccinelli’s petition to expedite the case, though a timetable for a ruling or decision has not been set.
