As others have stated, we also face the danger of getting a liberal democrat elected or re-elected by splitting the party, we must throw out these traitors in the primary elections, then we might have a chance. Our only hope for this country is the tea party getting stronger and overtaking the rhinos and progressives and the dems. JUST MAKE SURE YOU VOTE, i don't give a crap if you had a dinner engagement, i don't care if its a new movie release, i could even care less if its your 50th wedding aniversary, take your wife with you to the polls as part of it. THIS TIME THERE IS NO EXCUSE IN 2014.
Your state is on the ball!
Why leave it to chance? Sack anyone now who has a job associated with Obamacare.
Question: is this what is considered to be Nullification?
What about Medicare and Medicaid? All the regime has to do is cite these two programs.
“It will be interesting to see how the federal government responds.”
OH...... so that is what Lindsay Graham meant when he said the FEDS were going to nuke South Carolina.
(and also ask why he didn't lead the effort ....)
The founding fathers had good reason to pen the Tenth Amendment.
The issue of power – and especially the great potential for a power struggle between the federal and the state governments – was extremely important to the America’s founders. They deeply distrusted government power, and their goal was to prevent the growth of the type of government that the British has exercised over the colonies.
Adoption of the Constitution of 1787 was opposed by a number of well-known patriots including Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and others. They passionately argued that the Constitution would eventually lead to a strong, centralized state power which would destroy the individual liberty of the People. Many in this movement were given the poorly-named tag “Anti-Federalists.”
The Tenth Amendment was added to the Constitution of 1787 largely because of the intellectual influence and personal persistence of the Anti-Federalists and their allies.
It’s quite clear that the Tenth Amendment was written to emphasize the limited nature of the powers delegated to the federal government. In delegating just specific powers to the federal government, the states and the people, with some small exceptions, were free to continue exercising their sovereign powers.
When states and local communities take the lead on policy, the people are that much closer to the policymakers, and policymakers are that much more accountable to the people. Few Americans have spoken with their president; many have spoken with their mayor.
Adherence to the Tenth Amendment is the first step towards ensuring liberty in the United States. Liberty through decentralization.
http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/about/about-the-tenth-amendment/#.Up_mYaUw1z8
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies:
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness
South Carolina, my state. Tom Davis, my state senator. It is great to feel a little pride in your government for a change! (...now, about the removal of Lindsey Graham...)
Congratulations to SC for leading the way again just like it did in 1861!
Now if they could only oust Grahamnesty.....
First gallant South Carolina nobly made the stand...
HURRAH FOR THE BONNY BLUE FLAG THAT BEARS A SINGLE STAR!
The next step is for the State to reclaim is regulation of Health Insurance. The State should order the Insurance Companies to ignore the HHS mandate to not sell insurance policies that do not meet Obamacare Standards, and allow policy holders to switch to non-compliant policies which the State will approve, just as they did before the mandate was issued.
The DOJ will immediately file suit, the State will respond with a 10th amendment justification. As I remember, an early Supreme Court Decision noted the limitation of Federal powers, listing issues which were purely State responsibilities, and insurance was on that list.