Remember what Nancy Pelosi said:
If the provision written in PLAIN LANGUAGE in the bill were not meant to be part of the intent of the bill, why was it not openly debated and reviewed PRIOR to passage?
Act in haste, repent at leisure. Surely this gem of wisdom has surfaced before, in the history of mankind?
The “law” will be seen as intent when its politically convenient, and literal when its politically convenient. The law is whatever liberals want it to be.
It was not debated and reviewed because the Democrats wanted to shove it down our throats.
It was not debated because, if we recall, the Senate passed one version of the bill, and then they lost their filibuster proof majority with Scott Brown’s election, so the House had to pass the Senate version of the bill, without being able to change anything. As we know, both House and Senate have to pass identical versions of a bill, for it to become law.
It was not debated because it was a huge 2000 page bill which Democrats didn’t want to debate about. Since they had the votes to force it through, that’s what they did.
And it was not debated because liberals have such hubris, if you will, about their intentions and their policies, that they saw no need to expose their bill to the light of day.
Just my opinion. They were so eager to pass “health care reform” that they didn’t care if there were problems in that law.
It was debated. The intent was to incentivize states to create their own exchanges rather than having the federal government do it. It was both a carrot and a stick. The drafters didn’t count on so many of the states not taking the bait.
Tbe Left doesn’t repent at leisure. If only they would!
Instead they’ll just froth at the mouth and accuse everyone of being rayciss and evil.
Who, which democrats wrote it? There weren't any committee hearings nor floor debate.
It has to be a clear sign of a near dead republic when the public doesn't know exactly who and what groups crafted the most destructive law in American history.