GOP governors vow to ignore Obamacare
angelbaby
2012/06/28 16:30:37
Republican governors are planning to ignore the Supreme Court's decision Thursday to uphold Obamacare hoping that the issue will drive voters to dump President Obama in favor of Mitt Romney who has vowed to kill the Affordable Care Act.
After the decision, the Republican Governors Association said that nothing should be done by the states until after the election, a clear signal that they believe a GOP president, House and Senate will kill the health care reform pushed through by Democrats and opposed by Republicans.
RGA Chairman Bob McDonnell said, "Today's ruling crystallizes all that's at stake in November's election. The only way to stop Barack Obama's budget-busting health care takeover is by electing a new president. Barack Obama's health care takeover encapsulates his presidency: Obamacare increases taxes, grows the size of government and puts bureaucrats over patients while doing nothing to improve the economy."
The Virginia governor, who is on Mitt Romney's list of potential vice presidential candidates, added, "By replacing Barack Obama with Mitt Romney, we will not only stop the federal government's healthcare takeover, but will also take a giant step towards a full economic recovery."
Other governors have urged a similar strategy. Scott Walker, the newly re-elected Wisconsin governor, said that he won't put into place any elements of Obamacare until after the election. Other governors are taking a similar position.
After the decision, the Republican Governors Association said that nothing should be done by the states until after the election, a clear signal that they believe a GOP president, House and Senate will kill the health care reform pushed through by Democrats and opposed by Republicans.
RGA Chairman Bob McDonnell said, "Today's ruling crystallizes all that's at stake in November's election. The only way to stop Barack Obama's budget-busting health care takeover is by electing a new president. Barack Obama's health care takeover encapsulates his presidency: Obamacare increases taxes, grows the size of government and puts bureaucrats over patients while doing nothing to improve the economy."
The Virginia governor, who is on Mitt Romney's list of potential vice presidential candidates, added, "By replacing Barack Obama with Mitt Romney, we will not only stop the federal government's healthcare takeover, but will also take a giant step towards a full economic recovery."
Other governors have urged a similar strategy. Scott Walker, the newly re-elected Wisconsin governor, said that he won't put into place any elements of Obamacare until after the election. Other governors are taking a similar position.
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Lenny 2012/06/28 16:35:20
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Check the numbers!
SCOTUS ruled that Feds can't make states opt-in
Just ignore the entire bill just as the Federal govt. has picked & chosen which parts of the Constitution are irrelevant since 2009 and which Federal laws are to be ignored.
I think it's absolutely the correct " in your" face approach.. They have given us no other choice.
Even NPR was stressing the fact that 0bozo kept insisting it wasn't a TAX (because it never would have passed Congress) and in the end .... the SCOTUS basically re-wrote the bill calling it just that.
Wild .... I crossed state lines 8 times in 10 hours.
Wow, you did some driving!!!!
According to the radio program, the Justices shot down the idea of it being Constitutional under the Commerce clause immediately upon going into conference after the arguments in May.
Somehow..., somebody got to Roberts and coerced him get in line with the lib Justices and call nit what it was .... a TAX.
I guess this means I'll have to dig my trenches even deeper.