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House votes to repeal Obamacare
Washington Post ^ | 05/16/13 | Rachel Weiner

Posted on 05/16/2013 3:45:00 PM PDT by Doogle

House Republicans voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act in its entirety,

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: abortion; deathpanels; obamacare; smile; zerocare
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To: TomGuy
Why don’t they do something useful, like pass ala carte for cable TV?

Why would Congress have to pass a law relating to that? Oh wait, because the media in general is in the government's pocket.

81 posted on 05/16/2013 6:53:03 PM PDT by wastedyears (I'm a gamer not because I choose to have no life, but because I choose to have many.)
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To: Doogle

When, and where, it mattered (AKA: a BUDGET), the GOPe punted and voted to pass a continuing resolution.

They could have killed it then and there (keepers of the purse strings), but no.

Wake me up when Boehner/McConnell and the rest of the feckless cabal are replaced with people with spines


82 posted on 05/16/2013 6:54:46 PM PDT by i_robot73 (We hold that all individuals have the Right to exercise sole dominion over their own lives - LP.org)
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To: Jane Long
Good. Now defund every stinkin' bit of it.

Here's the thing: it doesn't matter if the House votes to repeal it or not. All they have to do is refuse to fund it and it doesn't happen. Period. End of story. The House controls the purse strings. If they don't appropriate the funds, the program doesn't happen.

83 posted on 05/16/2013 6:55:48 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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84 posted on 05/16/2013 6:57:54 PM PDT by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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To: Doogle

I’ll believe they mean it when they quit funding it.

Until then? It’s no more than political posturing.


85 posted on 05/16/2013 7:02:14 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (Dismantle the IRS and the income tax. Impeach Obama. Problem solved.)
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To: Doogle

Hopefully this is the start of something big.

Bravo House Republicans. Build on that momentum.


86 posted on 05/16/2013 7:07:28 PM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Keep your eyes on Jesus. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.)
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To: RginTN
Stop passing the continuing resolutions and obamacare is defunded.

No. It's. Not.

If a continuing resolution isn't passed, it is up to the discretion of the President as to what gets funded and what doesn't within the money remaining.

Which is to say: Obamacare gets funded and, e.g., the military doesn't get paid.

The only way the House can exert any authority in the matter is if it gets the Senate to agree with them on what gets funded and what doesn't.

And that ain't gonna happen...

The House will have no effective authority over funding until such time as real budgets are again in control of expenditures -- and not the Current Services Baseline.

Which means ridding ourselves of any remnant of Democrat control of the federal government.

87 posted on 05/16/2013 7:09:55 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE --)
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To: ncfool
“SO WHAT DOES IT MATTER?”

Even this Dolt knows that it matters because Rat Senators and Congresscritters are now on record for the 2014 election. Obamacare was a train wreck before the SHTF this week. Rats in swing Districts are toast if they back Obamacare at this point.

88 posted on 05/16/2013 7:15:29 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: Corporate Democrat
...”Sorry to say guys, but Obama will have to leave office first”....

Yep, it'll never pass in the Senate.....what is it 30 plus times now they've done this?

As long as the Democrats continue to support Obama he will not be gone any time soon. These scandals are not enough, it has to hit his support system and few have even spoken out on the scandals.

So far Bo's just been a “bad boy” in their eyes....the firing of Miller is enough for the general public followers to believe he “did something” about it. They will still support him.

89 posted on 05/16/2013 7:16:19 PM PDT by caww
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To: Doogle

Dog & Pony Show


90 posted on 05/16/2013 7:23:13 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
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To: Beowulf9

Can this be done?

It has been up for vote millions of times. It is a play to make conservatives happy knowing it will never pass the Senate and certainly would be vetoed by the President.


91 posted on 05/16/2013 7:28:19 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Santorum-Bachmann 2016 for the future of the Country!)
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To: sarasmom

I have no idea what you’re talking about. The purpose of these votes is to make the democrats repeatedly vote against repealling 0bamacare. That will be used against them in the election next year.


92 posted on 05/16/2013 7:32:44 PM PDT by Lou Budvis
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To: Doogle
Excuse me, but Boehner, Cantor and McCarthy all know the Senate won't pass this. This is thier cover don't you see. Now Boehner and the Boys can say: “See, we tried to repeal ObamaCare.”

If Boehner and the other GOPe’s were serious about shutting down ObamaCare, they would vote NOT TO FUND IT!!! Boehner has already said ObamaCare is the “Law of the Land.”

Sorry, but money talks and Bull Sh*t walks. This is nothing but smoke and mirrors from these useless RINOs!

93 posted on 05/16/2013 7:34:26 PM PDT by Artcore
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To: Jane Long

Just wait ‘til the IRS is enforcer for Obamacare. “It says here you are a member of the Tea Party. Then, your child does not qualify for that operation.”


94 posted on 05/16/2013 7:35:34 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (Actually, they lie when it suits them! The crooked MS media must be defeated any way it can be done!)
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To: Doogle; All

“- - - House Republicans voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act in its entirety, in a 229 to 195 vote largely along partisan lines. - - - “

Did any Democrats or Republicans break ranks?


95 posted on 05/16/2013 7:41:11 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Traitor John Roberts' Commune-Style Obama'care' violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Please start using just ‘democrat’. Using the term ‘democratic’ plays into their propaganda. There’s nothing ‘democratic’ in how they do things. It’s more in line with what Stalin did, or Hitler, or Castro, or Jong-il, or any number of dictators.


96 posted on 05/16/2013 7:43:12 PM PDT by wastedyears (I'm a gamer not because I choose to have no life, but because I choose to have many.)
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To: Doogle; Chode
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97 posted on 05/16/2013 7:43:14 PM PDT by Morgana (Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: sarasmom
Wasn't it a "republican" that voted it out of committee to begin with? ... And into the Senate with a D super-majority and majority in the House?

Is this bill all that I would want? Far from it. Is it all that it can be? No. But when history calls, history calls. And I happen to think that the consequences of inaction dictate the urgency of Congress to demonstrate its capacity to solve the monumental issues of our time. Susan Collins (Stupid Party) Maine. Lemme guess, she was 'for it, before she was against it'

Let's make sure when we talk about the "record" we look at the "record" in it's entirety. Now, how many in the Stupid Party voted to de-fund it?

98 posted on 05/16/2013 7:46:18 PM PDT by Repeat Offender (What good are conservative principles if we don't stand by them?)
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To: Morgana; Doogle
Remy: My job is simple. Can't pay for your car, the bank takes it back. Can't pay for your house, the bank takes it back. Can't pay for your liver, well, that's where I come in.
99 posted on 05/16/2013 7:47:51 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Doogle

We’ll see if anything actually comes of it.


100 posted on 05/16/2013 7:58:04 PM PDT by ReformationFan
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