Posted on 09/16/2013 2:50:08 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA) made his bid to stop the ObamaCare train wreck by introducing the Stability, Security, and Fairness Resolution, which essentially funds every part of the government except ObamaCare for the coming year. The gigantic federal government is now funded by an endless string of emergency spending resolutions, a stack of fiscal Band-Aids high enough to reach the Moon. Rep. Graves is simply proposing to leave ObamaCare out of this years check-writing frenzy, which seems only fair, since President Obama already broke the law to delay the crucial employer mandate past the 2014 elections. Why not put the whole thing on ice until the employer mandate goes into effect?
This plan is straightforward, said Graves. We will achieve long-term stability by funding the government for the next fiscal year. Additionally, the resolution includes the three House-passed appropriations bills that affect our national security and our veterans. Our troops, their families and our veterans should not have their priorities put on hold. Finally, our plan will achieve fairness for every American by fully delaying and defunding Obamacare until 2015. This approach builds upon the Obama Administrations policy of delaying portions of Obamacare and relieves taxpayers of the burden of funding a program that is not being implemented.
Democrats, of course, not only want to pour gallons of red ink down the ObamaCare hole, they want to pretend sequestration and that silly Budget Control Act of 2011 never happened. Graves and his 42 co-sponsors are hoping to flip the usual government shutdown narrative on its head by putting a years worth of government funding on the table and daring the Democrats to shut down the government to protect ObamaCare, which hasnt been looking any more popular in the latest round of polls. If the Republicans can work the constant drumbeat of horror stories about ObamaCare into a consistent narrative of failed government hubris that no fiscally responsible representative would vote to waste taxpayer money on, it will be harder for Democrats in the media to paint the Republicans as the ones eager to force a shutdown.
if obama can decide which parts of the law are implemented and which aren’t, a citizen can decide which parts of the law to ignore.
The real story!
Dems and the "news" media will spin, spin, spin that it's the Repubs shutting down the gub'mint, when in reality it will be the Zero King if he doesn't sign the bill. The "news" media, of course, will spin it as the Repubs sent him a bill he couldn't sign.
Whatever, Jim...throw sand in the gears...defund, do everything legally possible to stop this disgusting, vile law from taking away more freedom.
The thing has already destroyed job creation, I am sure it will do be even more disastrous for health care.
Whatever, Jim...throw sand in the gears...defund, do everything legally possible to stop this disgusting, vile law from taking away more freedom.
The thing has already destroyed job creation, I am sure it will do be even more disastrous for health care.
this makes sense....that way the ball is in the Demo’s court!!!!!
Graves for Speaker!
“... pour gallons of red ink down the Obamacare hole”, and gallons of black ink will be poured out in the media against our guys fighting socialism/Marxism.
Fight this, we must, exhausted or not.
As Ted Cruz has said, “Lets see if Obama is willing to shut down the government to fund Obamacare.”
Perfection in a nutshell.
This is good political strategy. We need to bury the Democratic Party, but in a slow, gentle way. Nobody wants a revolution, but after we take over Congress and we get the economy going in 2015 we can hold it for decades.
Why not go for the entire enchilada and abolish some departments, agencies, and commissions while he’s at it?
At least....this will out the GOP members who are ObamaCare supporters. If this is not taken up to vote...then all GOP leadership supports ObamaCare
Am I the only one getting page loading errors? I see a lot more double posts so I assume the glitch is back.
Great!
Let’s go with it.
It’s back!
I for one am ignoring ALL of them. They can all go to hell.
If they want to challenge me, darken my doorstep. My dog loves fresh meat.
There is no compromise with Obama. We've tried it the RINO way and it's a joke. It's time for the RINOs to listen to the constitutional conservatives who actually give a damn about the US!
grrr...end of rant
There is no compromise with Obama. We've tried it the RINO way and it's a joke. It's time for the RINOs to listen to the constitutional conservatives who actually give a damn about the US!
grrr...end of rant
Even if the entire congress voted for this, Obama would veto it. Then hopefully enough of them would have enough stomach to over ride the stinking veto.
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