Posted on 05/02/2014 11:54:37 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The regional governors now have direct control over their territories.If the VA legislature rolls over for Terry McTarkin, they will pay for it dearly.
All Democrats are tyrants at heart.
This is Con Law 101 - if the federal courts don't strike down McAuliffe's unilateral order [assuming he uses it], the Republic is doomed.
The VA State Constitution requires that the legislature approve all appropriations - Terry can't do it on his own ...
What the hell 2DV? They want the poor’s paid for property too? Is this the ticket?
Calvinball, baby.
There will soon be no private property.
I believe Terry McAuliffe could just say Medicaid is totally open, and pretend there’s no cost relative to the governor’s executive order. Doctors would bill the state mechanism, and within three years as the state program finally uses up the last of federal funding.....bleed the normally budgeted Medicaid program to nothing. The state legislature would then meet and fail to provide additional funds (I would assume), and the entire program would border on default. McAuliffe would accuse them of playing politics and allowing the whole program to fall apart.
What I would anticipate is that McAuliffe intends to be a one-term governor and move on in 2016 (VP or cabinet post, as he thinks Hillary will win or some other Democrat). It won’t be McAuliffe’s issue to solve when the Medicaid program fails in the state. A lousy method of executive action but then he’s never been responsible for something.
He can only serve the one term, as VA Governors can’t run for a second consecutive term (but a non-consecutive one, he’d have to wait until 2021).
Yeah, Cooch wasn’t a good choice for VA... /s
Can the legislature impeach him?
Sure, he can. Why would you wanna be governor if you couldn’t do whatever you wanted? Sheesh! /s
How many millions has he made and yet to sell even one golf cart?
Just like in 2012. this is what happens when people stay home on election day.
So the next conservative governor of VA could decree the end of ObamaCare in the state. Conservatives need to get with this new style of governing by executive order. The courts don’t stop it for Democrats, and that sets precedence.
You Sir are most likely correct. You and I are outrunning the bastards but I fear for my daughter...
If McAuliffe is seeking affirmation he should talk to KY’s governor, Beshear. Beshear established 0bamacare exchanges without input or approval from the legislature. 0bama has set the example for his fellow democrats on getting things done by executive fiat.
Funny how the media doesn't even bother to report anymore that McAuliffe promised NOT to do this before the election.
The DIM fascists feel they are unstoppable. The game isn’t over.
If McAullife wants to play lawless despot, then he should be treated as a criminal and arrested by the authorities if they dare and by the citizenry if they don’t.
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