36 States Aim to Preempt Federal Health Care Plan

Politics Caily ^ | 3/6/10

[CitizenM]

Talk about your preemptive strike.

The success of national health care reform legislation is still an uncertainty, but some states are already taking measures to keep federal hands off their citizens.

Thursday, Virginia became the first state to enact a law exempting its residents from any health insurance mandates. It's one of 36 states where lawmakers are trying to head off potential federal legislation.

While Virginia enacted a statute, 25 other states are considering constitutional changes, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Virtually all the proposals object to mandates requiring individuals or businesses to buy health insurance.

"That is a widespread, common theme," said Richard Cauchi, program director for the NCSL health program. "The real legal issue is the requirement that every person buy health insurance."

In Arizona this November, voters will consider a constitutional amendment banning any requirement for individuals or employers to have or provide for heath care. This spring, the legislature is also consider a statute o allow the state to decline any public health care plan offered by the federal government.

[JLLH]

The states will have to fight back and fight back hard. May they do so, and may the feds discover they have an entire citizenry in revolt over this! Kill the mandate and you have saved decent health care for citizens. No forced participation in a “pool” governed by the feds and the free market will take over. At least that’s what I pray!

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

This is the way to go. Simply nullify federal laws just like with the Real ID Act.

[TStro]

This is a great start. Next we can nullify other illegal federal intrusions such as minimum wage, education, etc. This is how the rebellion begins.

[Razzz42]

Change you can believe in.

[PGR88]

This is all just political spin, and meaningless in effect.

How will these States prevent Feds from taking their residents’ money for Obamacare? What will these States’ politicians do when Feds start throwing same money around for this or that project or benefit? Especially when some lefist States like NY State will be first in line for hand-outs?

[pnut22]

That was my first thought. You still have to pay for it!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

1832 redux.

[Evil Slayer]

This would have to be on a level that happened with the USSR collapse. States would have to be willing to form their own self reliance with no Federal assistance other than protection by the U.S. Military. No social security, medicare, medicaid, federal pensions, etc. It would be a shock and awe to the state’s citizens but they would have the choice to leave and go to another state or stay and be free of Federal take over. Would be interesting to see which states would flourish and which would not.

[Atom Smasher]

Thank God! I was hoping the states would step up & do something! These sob’s in DC have become dangerously arrogant & we need to defend ourselves against it - kudos to Virginia & all those who follow suit...

[InterceptPoint]

This is a great idea but it is not going to be much help for the people of Communistafornia.

[jimjohn2458]

It would be meaningless if it were just a few states.

But 36? - that's the magic number.

If 36 states say 'we don't want this', the next step is to threaten and Constitutional Amendment over the issue, and 36 states is enough to get it done.

[sasportas]

Besides the two states mentioned in the article, does anybody know who the other 34 states are?

[GailA]

Tennessee is one of them..it’s passed the Senate, waiting on House action....we have TENNCARE and KNOW what socialized med is all about.

OBAMANOMICS—TRICKLE DOWN DESTRUCTION of the economy
Bambi doesn’t keep his promises...so buyer beware!

SET THEIR LOCAL AND DC LINES ON FIRE!

PLEASE ASK THEM TO REPEAL THE BIG NEW FEES in TRICARE for Life, the retired Military over 65 secondary health ins. which they passed in a DOD bill. They promised our Military these benefits, and our Military have earned them.

Sen Scott Brown’s number is 202-224-4543
Capitol Hill switchboard is 202-224-3121

Lots of local demwit phone numbers on this thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2408217/posts

Rename, repackage, rewrite it a tad smaller, and sell another pig in a poke. NO COLAs for granny, retired Military or retired fed employees. BIG NEW fees for Tricare for Life retired over 65 Military’s secondary health ins. (DOD bill already passed, delayed but goes into effect 2011 NEEDS TO BE REPEALED!
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OBAMA’s WAR ON SENIORS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2433867/posts/

New Dem mantra: Woof, woof eat dog food granny....ala let them eat cake.

Obama says slight fix will extend Social Security, http://townhall.com/news/us/2010/02/19/obama_says_slight_fix_will_extend_social_security

Health Care Rationing for Seniors Another Problem in New Obama Plan http://www.lifenews.com/bio3058.html

Medicare tax may apply to investment income (ObamaCare tax hike)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2460988/posts

Obama: No reduced Medicare benefits in health care reform
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/28/obama.health.care/index.html

Will healthcare reform mean cuts in Medicare for seniors?
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2009/1017/will-healthcare-reform-mean-cuts-in-medicare-for-seniors

Health Reform’s Hidden Victims Young people and seniors would pay a high price for ObamaCare.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203517304574306303720472842.html

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SOCIALIZED MED THREAD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2464538/posts
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MILITARY & Retired MILITARY
Veterans’ G.I. Bill benefits MIA
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2464680/posts
TRI CARE FOR LIFE This from a google search:

http://economicspolitics.blogspot.com/2009/05/tricare-for-life-is-obama-trying-to.html

This option would help reduce the costs of TFL, as well as costs for Medicare, by introducing minimum out-of pocket requirements for beneficiaries. Under this option, TFL would not cover any of the first $525 of an enrollee’s cost-sharing liabilities for calendar year 2011 and would limit coverage to 50 percent of the next $4,725 in Medicare cost sharing that the beneficiary incurred. (Because all further cost sharing would be covered by TFL, enrollees could not pay more than $2,888 in cost sharing in that year.) http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9925/12-18-HealthOptions.pdf

Bill Would Restrict Veterans’ Health Care Options 11/06/09
Buyer and McKeon Offer Amendments to Protect Veterans and TRICARE Beneficiaries

Congress plans to block Tricare fee increases
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/10/military_tricarefees_blocked_100709w
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/10/military_tricarefees_blocked_100709w/

By Rick Maze - Staff writer, Oct 7, 2009

Tricare fee increases imposed last week by the Defense Department will be repealed by a provision of the compromise 2010 defense authorization bill unveiled Wednesday by House and Senate negotiators.

The fee increases were announced on Sept. 30 and took effect on Oct. 1, but the defense bill, HR 2647, includes a provision barring any fee increases until the start of fiscal 2011.

Retired Army Maj. Gen. Bill Matz, president of the National Association for Uniformed Services, said the announcement of fee increases was shocking considering that the Obama administration promised earlier this year to hold off on any new fee Tricare fee increases until fiscal 2011.

“President Obama and DoD assured NAUS and the entire military family earlier this year that there would rightly be no increases in any Tricare fees” in fiscal 2010, Matz said. “We took them at their word, and I can’t believe that a co-pay increase like this was allowed to go forward,” he added.

[GailA]

They’ll take it just like the IRS taxes income tax...hmmm seems to me that I remember that the IRS is going to be in charge of obamadeathcare.

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[JLLH]

Pretty sure LA is one of them. Probably all other states that have passed resolutions re: the 10th amdt. That was the shot across the bow.

[upchuck]

South Carolina
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[hal ogen]

Resist Resist! Resist! You all are creative. In your hearts you know what to do. These socialist/marxist bast**ds will be defeated.

[Sunsong]

The article says the the Supreme Court is unlikely to uphold state's rights over this. Then what?

I'm glad to see this happening - but why is there no reporting of it?