Posted on 11/07/2012 1:45:24 AM PST by Maurice Tift
This summer the Supreme Court ruled that the Obama Administration’s health care mandates to be constitutional as a tax. Today, the people of the state of Alabama told the Supreme Court to shove it!
In a Majority vote of 56%-44% (with 46% reported), the People of Alabama passed Amendment 6, which reads:
An amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to prohibit any person, employer, or health care provider from being compelled to participate in any health care system.
In the weeks leading up to the vote, there were overwhelming attempts by the media and the so-called political class to make the amendment seem irrelevant.
Many were saying that the vote was of no consequence. But, voters in Alabama stood strong with their beliefs.
Only 15 minutes after the polls closed the Amendment 6, vote was off to an early lead showing 63% in favor, and support held nearly as strong throughout the final count.
Alabama is the 11th state to have passed similar legislation. Missouri and Arizona voters were first and second in 2010. But Alabama is the first to have passed it since the Supreme Court ruling this summer.
(Excerpt) Read more at blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com ...
They can’t do this. The federal government will force it. States rights are a thing of the pass. Nice try though, guys.
So did Wyoming with 77% of the vote.
Well I guess it will have to go to court and on to the Supreme court. I think Obama should be put on medicare along with large wife only the best for our President.
Is it as toothless as some say?
Good for them!!!
This is a super serious issue. States need to exert their rights. That is yet another argument for why I voted for marijuana here in Wa.
Good luck with that Alabama, it’ll be interesting to see how the obama’s fedgov monster is going to punish you for going against his wishes.
Glad to hear it!
And that traitor, John Roberts, nevertheless left a little time bomb for the states to use: the feds CANNOT “blackmail” the states into implementing Obamacare and setting up the state-run health insurance exchanges by threatening to withhold other federal monies normally due the states (medicaid, education, highways, whatever).
Rick Perry of Texas claimed that he would never establish the publicly run health exchanges in his state. Does anyone know what’s become of that in Texas?
yup.
States no longer have any real relevance. Neither does Congress come to think of it.
Brilliant! And if the parasites want ObamaCare, they can move to the Blue States and attach themselves to their health care.
The conservative states should start tightening the screws on all their welfare expenditures and drive their welfare rolls down. Obama will provide in the Communist states that vote for him, so all should go swimmingly.
did you vote to legalize kiddie porn and child marriage too??
Cuz states rights, dude.... pass the munchies.....
and next time we can legalize crack and meth!! high five!!
losers
He probably won’t have to, because we have a weak Governor system. The entire “Cabinet” is elected state-wide and one of the others is probably in charge of that.
Thank you for the good news.
We have some state houses, we have the U.S. We should fight with every tool we have.
I hope the House revolts. If they can go around it, ok, but make them go around it.
I like your thinking. It’s time we creatively use every governmental tool we have on every level to thwart the monster.
There are other ways to pressure States. Some that Obama has already used are targeted EPA suits and regulatory interpretations against industries in Texas.
There are other ways to pressure States. Some that Obama has already used are targeted EPA suits and regulatory interpretations against industries in Texas.
I could really care less what the Meth state thinks
fall into the ocean or something
It’s really sad you are allowed to even have children in some of these states
The feds will find other ways to force them, such as by withholding other federal monies. When that becomes an emotionalized campaign issue in the state, the people will change out the state govt for Christie-like RINOs or worse.
For a peaceful, legal states’ rights movement to flourish, a supermajority of people need to love liberty and virtue more than redistribution. Anyone see that happening in this decade after witnessing last night?
“It’s really sad you are allowed to even have children in some of these states”
Kids? After all the free birth control and abortion I doubt we’ll see too many liberals having kids.
“This is a super serious issue. States need to exert their rights. That is yet another argument for why I voted for marijuana here in Wa.”
You’ll have your pot but you won’t be able to do much else. Just smoke your unemployed life away and all will be well.
Great.
In Michigan we crushed the union ballot proposals as well as the one that would have created a constitutional amendment requiring us to erect thousands of windmills.
Weird numbers all around.
How brilliant of you. I probably make more money than you do and have no plan to consume marijuana.
At least we won’t have to hear about that stupid bridge 24/7 for a while. I’m surprised the collective bargaining prop went down- good.
If this is upheld anywhere, or if any state is willing to fight Leviathan over this, I'm going there.
Sweet Home Alabama...
Me too. Bring it feds. I am so all about states right now.
It just seems weird to me that we could defeat the union proposals so soundly yet have the state go to Obama and Stabenow. I guess lots of democrats voted straight ticket and ignored the ballot proposals.
Personally I think its time to consider awarding our electoral votes by congressional district like we did in the primary.
“Rick Perry of Texas claimed that he would never establish the publicly run health exchanges in his state. Does anyone know what’s become of that in Texas?”
Nothing’s changed. Perry’s been true to his word and defunded planned parenthood as well. Obama retaliated by stopping funding for the entire woman’s health program that everyone else gets.
Perry told him to take a long walk off a short pier.
“defeat the union proposals so soundly yet have the state go to Obama and Stabenow”
It’s the candidate not the policies that are the problem. Romney had much less support everywhere.
I’m doubling down on fighting the commies. I’ve had it.
Probably not. I personally think it is time to have a serious discussion about some form of secession.
Just out of curiosity...how will you fight them? Serious question. I know one thing.....it’s not going to happen at the ballot box anymore. Demographic changes Pat Buchanan warned us about have kicked in and unless that is reversed(Don’t see that happening), the ballot box is a worthless lost cause.
There needs to be a major demographic shift in this country...conservatives need to quit beating their heads against the wall in BLUE states, and move to RED states now. Cancel your cable, and get your children out of public schools NOW.
>>>>”Perry told him to take a long walk off a short pier.”
I LIKE that guy! I’m definitely moving to Texas!
The two most important things that we CAN do, 100%, is to get our children out of the godless, communist schools, and to boycott the media.
Can you imagine the message it would send if conservatives pulled their kids out of the schoolag archipelago?
We managed to homeschool one of our children all the way through. My wife sent our other daughter to govt school for the first time this year. I'm going to fight harder to get her out. The war begins at home. Remember what Jesus said about that.
I will cut off the outspoken Obama-supporting members of the family here in America.
My mom was from the UK (I've seen the disaster of national health) and my dad from Poland. I have card-carrying commies on both sides of the family overseas, so I know what communism is. And I know what communists are. My uncle, a labor union leader, is a sewer rat.
I will be more outspoken about politics. "Are you a Republican or a communist?", etc.
I'm also considering moving to a red state, especially one that will fight Obamacare.
Most importantly, I have to improve my prayer life.
And... I'm also looking for suggestions. I'm going to turn my negative energy in a positive direction.
The effect of not having a federally funded women’s health program in the state has been exactly nil. Will be an interesting 4 years.
I was wrong about Perry. I didn’t think he had the balls to stand up to Obamacare. But, he’s been awesome. His AG is presently held up in court trying to finish off PP.
God Bless You. I have little family, but most all live in the same or neighboring red states of Indiana and Kentucky. Advice...don’t move to Kentucky. It votes Republican for national offices(except here in Louisville), but votes mostly Democrat at state levels(they want both guns and welfare...go figure).
Alot of discussion about moving to Texas. I fear Texas will eventually go blue(out of control border). Idaho, Montana, or Wyoming or the Dakotas are promising. One warning about Wyoming....I love the area but it’s the closest thing to being on the moon you’ll ever imagine in North America. Rural isn’t the word for Wyoming......absolute desolation is more like it. There are more prong horn deer in Wyoming than there are people. Good Luck.
Go to Alabama or Mississippi . With their history, who would have ever thought that these would be the most free states of the union. Is Secession an option?
“move to RED states now.”
Yes! Concentrating our forces into secure areas is a good start. From there we can build out and take more territory. Confronting the criminal fascist syndicate with 25 strong patriot states is a nightmare that the leftists are incapable of handling. It’s time to start the harassment of the fascist federal bureaucrats to find their weaknesses and exploit them.
OK.
You get Federally run exchanges instead.
This is a “win”?
Liberals don’t have kids... too messy, too disruptive in their latte lives.
They simply indoctrinate the kids that YOU have and support.
I'm thinking about Idaho, eventually. The conservative members of the family, living in MA, CT, and NJ are nearing retirement age, and we're looking for a place to settle together.
We'll survive in clans. Those without family are going to be wards of the state. Sad.
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