Posted on 02/04/2011 12:56:13 PM PST by SmithL
Tennessee's ranking Republican politicos reacted swiftly earlier this week when Florida U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson ruled the Obama administration's health care reform law is, in its totality, unconstitutional. "(Judge Vinson's) ruling was a crucial step in our fight against President Obama's unaffordable health care mandate," said Gov. Bill Haslam. "I declared this law an 'intolerable expansion of federal power' when the bill was passed by Congress last March, and Judge Vinson's ruling is yet another confirmation that the federal government significantly overstepped its authority."
...Corker's concerns apparently aren't shared by Tennessee Attorney General Robert E. Cooper, Jr. Ignoring the urging of a multitude of Tennesseans, Cooper refused to join with the 26 state attorneys general and the National Federation of Independent Businesses in the Florida suit.
...Cooper is obviously out of step with the majority of Tennesseans, and the people have no recourse. Democrat Cooper was appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court and is answerable to no one.
(Excerpt) Read more at knoxnews.com ...
Poor TN, they get so many things wrong that Davy Crockett left there to come to TX!
interesting that he is answerable to nobody...
.....All I can say is I’m ashamed of the Tennessee Attorney General. Remember his name, Robert E. Cooper, Jr........
The two most fateful sentences in the English language were spoken by ex-Congressman Crockett to his former constituents. He said, "You people can all go to hell. I'm going to Texas."
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