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Opponents of Prop C — those who support the insurance mandate — have been frustrated by the lack of a vigorous campaign to defeat it. Apart from a mass mailing by the Missouri Hospital Association, no organized effort existed until a few weeks ago when three 19-year-olds started a Facebook campaign

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2008087,00.html#ixzz0vZqsQuPg

1 posted on 08/03/2010 1:41:13 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Any MO FReepers out there...how did the polling places look today in comparison to other non presidential year primaries?


2 posted on 08/03/2010 1:49:13 PM PDT by lovesdogs
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To: SeekAndFind

There hasn’t been a lot of organized opposition to Propostion C because it’s pretty much a given that the courts will shoot it down. To me that’s not the point though. The point is that conservatives can now prove, by popular vote, that it’s a lie to say, “The American people support the presidents health care reforms”.


4 posted on 08/03/2010 1:57:01 PM PDT by Artemis Webb (DeMint 2012)
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To: SeekAndFind

And if enough actual Americans do happen to show up in Missouri, some Clinton/Carter/Hussein appointed judge will simply OVERTURN the people’s decision!!!


6 posted on 08/03/2010 2:09:28 PM PDT by Oldpuppymax
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...the vote will be largely symbolic. Courts will eventually decide whether Missouri and other states can legally trump federal law and exempt citizens from the mandate to buy insurance.

No where in the article does Time mention the flimsy pretext of using the Commerce Clause to legitimize the Federal overreach, which is more at the heart of the matter than Federal preemption of State laws. Time doesn't want to mention it, because neither Time nor the Dems can defend it.

9 posted on 08/03/2010 2:17:46 PM PDT by Plutarch
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St. Louis County here...went about 1pm and I was the youngest one there by about 20 years...I’m 48...


10 posted on 08/03/2010 2:18:13 PM PDT by demsux (Obama: THE job destroyer)
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Courts will eventually decide whether Missouri and other states can legally trump federal law and exempt citizens from the mandate to buy insurance.

That question should be pretty darn easy -- self-evident even!

[Amendment X]
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Since the Constitution does not delegate to the US (i.e. Congress) any powers regarding requiring citizens to buy health insurance, nor does it prohibit the states from legislating in these areas, then the right to exempt citizens from such unauthorized legislation by Congress is CLEARLY reserved to the states or to the people.
13 posted on 08/03/2010 2:30:04 PM PDT by VRWCmember
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Prop C was the only thing that motivated me to go to the polls today.

YES WE CAN!


14 posted on 08/03/2010 2:33:24 PM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
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Missouri Hospital Association was bought off in the ObamaCare bill just like the national hospital lobby.

Doesn’t matter. The clowns that run the MHA won’t be able to stop the steamroller that is Prop C.


15 posted on 08/03/2010 2:35:03 PM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
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Slightly heavier than usual turnout (for a Primary) in mostly conservative SW St. Louis county.

I was REALLY hoping for some “intimidating” Panther presence, as I had the shotgun on board. Racking a shell into the chamber within earshot of those ignorant savages, would have given me great satisfaction.


20 posted on 08/03/2010 2:42:04 PM PDT by EyeGuy
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Shouldn’t the Federal Government mandate that each citizen buy at least one apple per day? After all, by keeping the doctor away the cost to tax payers will be less.

Thoughts anyone?


23 posted on 08/03/2010 2:49:21 PM PDT by wiseprince
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To: SeekAndFind

I also bit the bullet and voted for Chuck Purgason. I am not sure he has a chance but I figured it is not like, by my vote, I am giving the job to Carnahan.


27 posted on 08/03/2010 3:41:20 PM PDT by surelyclintonsbaddream (show us your birth certificate---millions of babies can't show us theirs)
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Note to long time Freepers. This year’s Missouri Senate debates will not include our old friend Digger. He’s not running this year. The Green Party is running some strumpet from Code Stink. I was looking forward to the debates till I found that out. Last reference on the web I could find from Digger was a rambling nutbar letter to the editor from a year ago.


29 posted on 08/03/2010 3:59:27 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: AdmSmith; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; blueyon; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; ...
...referendum on President Obama 's health care plan... Thanks SeekAndFind.
30 posted on 08/03/2010 4:00:17 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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38 posted on 08/03/2010 6:18:31 PM PDT by Cyber Ninja (Live and let live; is not working...)
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