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Bill to Make the Fine $0 for Violating the Individual Mandate Passes by 90 Votes
The Weekly Standard ^ | March 6, 2014 | Jeffrey H. Anderson

Posted on 03/06/2014 7:16:58 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

The House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday afternoon to make the fine/“tax” for violating Obamacare’s individual mandate $0 for this year, and it did so by the wide margin of 90 votes (250 to 160). That’s 83 more than the 7-vote margin (219 to 212) by which Obamacare passed the House four Marches ago. Moreover, 27 Democrats voted for today’s legislation—27 more than the number of Republicans who voted for Obamacare when it passed. In all, 223 Republicans voted for today’s bill, while only one—Paul Broun of Georgia—voted against it. Here’s the member-by-member tally for the vote.

Earlier today, the Obama White House released a 3-paragraph statement on the legislation, noting that Obamacare “helps millions of Americans stay on their parents’ plans until age 26”—which, of course, has nothing to do with the individual mandate or the fine/“tax” for violating it—and saying that if President Obama were presented with the legislation, “he would veto it.”

Given the wide margin by which the legislation passed the House, along with the significant level of bipartisan support with which it passed, perhaps the Senate will actually take a vote, pass the bill, and give Obama that chance. That would provide a welcome reminder to the American people of the extent to which Obama’s centerpiece legislation relies upon coercion.

But it also relies on lawlessness—a fact that is becoming more apparent by the day. Within hours of threatening to veto this legislative change to Obamacare, Obama announced that he is again making an executive change to Obamacare, in plain defiance of the legislative text, the rule of law, and the constitutional separation of powers. No wonder left-leaning constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley says that we are at “a constitutional tipping point” and that Congress must act to stop this president’s “dangerous,” “destabilizing” “aggregation of power.”


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KEYWORDS: 0carenightmare; congress; mandate; obamacare; rinos; zerocare
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Since the victims are all "lying" who here thinks that Harry Reid will let it come up for a vote in the senate?
1 posted on 03/06/2014 7:16:58 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Where am I supposed to find a $0 bill?


2 posted on 03/06/2014 7:18:06 PM PST by posterchild
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To: posterchild

It’s the bill with Bill Clinton’s face on the front and Monica under Bill’s desk on the back.


3 posted on 03/06/2014 7:19:03 PM PST by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
We need the obama to hit the fan BEFORE President Cruz takes office, otherwise the Obamacare disaster will be blamed on him.

Don't delay anything. Let the obama hit the fan NOW.

4 posted on 03/06/2014 7:20:41 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (If Barack Hussein Obama entertains a thought that he does not verbalize, is it still a lie?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

And the Senate will do what?? Pass it?? And Obama will do what...sign it??


5 posted on 03/06/2014 7:20:57 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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“It’s the bill with Bill Clinton’s face on the front and Monica under Bill’s desk on the back.”

I thought Slick Willie was on the $3 and 0dungo was on the $0 bill.


6 posted on 03/06/2014 7:21:26 PM PST by Antihero101607
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If Obamacare had not been another plan for bankrupted Americans and put their health at risk, as was clearly its intention, it would really have been hilarious black comedy. Even the brightest could not envision that every aspect of the thing was bogus and would need to be trashed with the hope of some day putting things back the way they were. Congress should be very, very, very ashamed for birthing this monstrosity.


7 posted on 03/06/2014 7:23:20 PM PST by Seeing More Clearly Now
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To: Sacajaweau
With the Dictatorial Powers the White Hearse now wields, President Obama will CERTAINLY sign that bill.

The next day, he will Executive Order the amount to be changed to $2000.00 per individual, $4000.00 per family.

8 posted on 03/06/2014 7:25:02 PM PST by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: Seeing More Clearly Now

Pelosi, her eyes glowing with stark-mad embers of Hell, still proclaims that Obamacare will be “glorious.... glorious....”


9 posted on 03/06/2014 7:26:12 PM PST by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: posterchild
You can print your own...


10 posted on 03/06/2014 7:27:19 PM PST by rjsimmon (1-20-2013 The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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If I get a piece of the action You can keep your doctor


11 posted on 03/06/2014 7:27:25 PM PST by devolve (- Tell Vladimir after my erection I have more FLEXIBILITY -- I need more SPACE - BHO Jr -)
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No wonder left-leaning constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley says that we are at “a constitutional tipping point” and that Congress must act to stop this president’s “dangerous,” “destabilizing” “aggregation of power.”

I might be inclined to agree with this guy, but not when it comes to ObamaCare. It's hard to accuse a president of abusing his office when he issues executive orders to delay the implementation of a Federal law that never should have been passed in the first place.

I suspect the real reason why a "left-leaning constitutional scholar" would be concerned about this is that it's exposing this entire administration as an absolute joke -- and that more and more Americans are getting perfectly comfortable with the idea that they have no legal or moral obligation to obey the law anymore.

12 posted on 03/06/2014 7:28:39 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("I've never seen such a conclave of minstrels in my life.")
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Where am I supposed to find a $0 bill?

After hyperinflation brought on by mammoth deficits, you can just use a $100. That's what the value will be.

13 posted on 03/06/2014 7:29:03 PM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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14 posted on 03/06/2014 7:32:10 PM PST by NorthMountain
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To: Alberta's Child
I suspect the real reason why a "left-leaning constitutional scholar" would be concerned about this is that it's exposing this entire administration as an absolute joke -- and that more and more Americans are getting perfectly comfortable with the idea that they have no legal or moral obligation to obey the law anymore.

Why would that worry a leftie? That's what the left's all about. Course, I guess it might worry them to see the previously placid rest of the country decide those were the new rules, like they've always been for leftards.

15 posted on 03/06/2014 7:32:14 PM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Alberta's Child

And because the crystal ball says when a republican holds that office it is not going to go well for liberals.


16 posted on 03/06/2014 7:33:10 PM PST by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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To: Still Thinking

That worries a leftie because the first government agency that loses its moral authority over the people is the IRS ... and Marxism doesn’t work without taxpayers.


17 posted on 03/06/2014 7:39:31 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("I've never seen such a conclave of minstrels in my life.")
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To: posterchild

Just look for bills with Obama’s picture on the front.


18 posted on 03/06/2014 7:58:12 PM PST by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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To: posterchild

Want be long until the dollar is worth 0, just hang on to one....!


19 posted on 03/06/2014 8:03:35 PM PST by swampfox101 (l)
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To: kjam22
And because the crystal ball says when a republican holds that office it is not going to go well for liberals.

That's when they howl the loudest.

They will be in their prime.

20 posted on 03/06/2014 8:13:13 PM PST by Only1choice____Freedom (As long as America's tolerence of failure is not overwhelmed by a desire to succeed, we will fail.)
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