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Constitution? Since when did a Democrat care anything about the Constitution?
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Democrats don’t OWN this country and there are more people that DO care about the Constitution than don’t and they may find that our the hard way in the end.
This is the way it should be. All of the problems we’re having in this country is because the federal government is out of control. We need to return to federalism. States should just tell the feds to pound sand and exercise their 10th amendment rights to SCOTUS. Otherwise, why even have states then? Might as well just have one contiguous nation.
They should “opt out” of a lot more than just communist-care. I’d love to see 6 or 16 or 26 states “opt out” of the forced withholding federal income tax from their constituents’ pay checks.
If other states don’t add to this list I will move to the one that has this.
If state opt out laws were possible, there would be no “need” for or possibility of ObamaCare. Instead of having to opt out of national (how would that work financially and legally, anyway?), the states that want ObamaCare or HillaryCare or RomneyCare would just implement it on the state level.
Of course, they know and understand that it would shift costs to their state and shift income to other states as business and people relocate, so some states definitely want a nationally imposed mandate.
This cost and income shift (which states will pay and which will benefit) is the best way for Republicans in Congress and on the state level to explain to people of most states, and to fight the one-size-fits-all no-choice / anti-choice nationalization of industries and services.
“federal fiat”
Is that the new name of Chrysler, after bankruptcy?
Minnesota? It’s one of the most liberal states in the country! Minnesotans LOVE socialism, it is like manna to them. Thus, I am very surprised Minnesota is even considering an opt-out clause.
...and how do you opt out of a federal madate?
...how do you opt out of a federal mandate?
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