South Carolina voting on bill to end Obamacare in state

The Daily Caller ^ | December 9, 2013 | Bruce Parker

[2ndDivisionVet]

A bill set for fast-track passage in the South Carolina Senate in January aims to eliminate Obamacare in the state. The law could become a model for other states fed up with the federal health-care law.

House Bill 3101, titled the “South Carolina Freedom of Health Care Protection Act,” passed the state House of Representatives last April by a 65-34 vote. The bill now heads to the GOP-controlled Senate with special-order priority, setting up the likelihood that South Carolina will become the first state to exempt citizens and businesses from all participation in the Affordable Care Act.

State Sen. Tom Davis, the bill’s sponsor who recently wrapped up study committee hearings for H3101 in Columbia, Charleston and other cities, says that the proposed legislation renders the Affordable Care Act void or inoperable through a handful of provisions...

[2ndDivisionVet]

I'm surprised it could be that easy. Will he send in federal troops to enforce ACA?

[cotton1706]

Lindsey Graham will decry this as unproductive.

[BunnySlippers]

Hey, can we vote to end federal income tax? I don’t think it’s this simple.

REPEAL!!

[bigbob]

Lawsuit fodder, is all

[Einherjar]

Will they shell that Fort again ?

[2ndDivisionVet]

[Vigilanteman]

The BO administration has shown its a law unto itself which can unilaterally modify laws or refuse to enforce laws it doesn't like. Why can't states follow the same philosophy?

BO loves to use the excuse that "I won" as the basis for his actions. Well, he didn't win in South Carolina.

[Mich Patriot]

Regardless of the outcome, I can’t applaud this enough. Might as well pass it and lob the ball back to Obama. At this point what have we got to lose? I’m glad somebody is at least drawing a line in the sand.

[PATRIOT1876]

I wish them well and pray that every state fights against the abomination of the UnAffordable Healthcare Act

[House Atreides]

Lindsey Graham will decry this as unproductive.
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Possibly. Or possibly he will pretend to support it, all the while supporting nomination of judges who will disallow it if passed.

Defeat Lindsey Graham in the 2014 primary season.

[Irenic]

Go South Carolina!

[marychesnutfan]

HALLELUJAH!!!

[USS Alaska]

Defeat Lindsey Graham in the 2014 primary season.

At this point my money is on Lee Bright, but if one of the other 4 folks running against linda grammy gets into a run off with her, I'll switch to that person.

In the SC primary a candidate needs 50%+1 or there is a runoff of the top two.

The more primary candidates, the better.

[Red_Devil 232]

“South Carolina Freedom of Health Care Protection Act,” passed the state House of Representatives last April by a 65-34 vote. The bill now heads to the GOP-controlled Senate with special-order priority ..."

Gees what took the special-order priority so long?

[GeronL]

this could be interesting

[Din Maker]

“It will essentially have five components to it, all of which in my judgment are legal, effective, and within the state’s power to do,”

"....within the state's power to do." YES!!! This might be the most effective way to cripple and kill ObamaCare. My concern: If it passed the SC House in April, what is taking so freakin' long for it to get passed by the SC Senate?

[onedoug]

Hopefully in a more figurative sense. “There’s more than one way to skin a cat.”

[Din Maker]

I can’t applaud this enough. Might as well pass it and lob the ball back to Obama. At this point what have we got to lose? I’m glad somebody is at least drawing a line in the sand.

YES! YES! And YES! At least someone is doing something besides sitting around playing "Ain't It Awful?"

[Clean_Sweep]

Well, this just about how the first Civil War started. Same place too. So maybe it will start something more than a law suit.

[Paulie]

***The bill now heads to the GOP-controlled Senate***

Will the GOP bosses strongarm the State Senate into some kind of pocket veto?