Ohio passed a Constitutional Amendment but Dewine says ruling trumps Ohio law. But I haven’t seen any communication detailing how the SCOTUS ruling affects state nullification.
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/res.cfm?ID=129_SJR_1
DeWine: Decision trumps Ohio law
http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2012/06/29/DeWine-Decision-trumps-Ohio-law.html
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2901006/posts
But the ruling said States do not need to create the exchanges. And they also can’t be denied the Medicare/caid funds from the Fed govt.
Why not simple secede over this crap? End of story.
The Ohio amendment was largely symbolic and Dewine’s statement is accurate. But the exchanges are a separate issue altogether. The Ohio SOS or Treasurer, I forget which one, has already announced Ohio will not be forming an exchange.
That decision needs to be adopted as a law so as to take the issue away from some future office holder.