[flowerplough]

The deal has enraged other Senators,...

The other senators aren’t the only enraged Americans. One of these days, one of these Washington bozos is gonna catch something really hard upside the head. If push comes to shove, better be the shover, and not the shovee.

[Presbyterian Reporter]

Is it possible to get a Judicial Restraining Order on pending legislation?

[GraceG]

Born in Nebraska, feel free to sue my home state over this.

[nina0113]

So walk it back - he’s already voted.

[BP2]

Nelson is on record as of yesterday that he would cancel his Medicare buyoff if the Nebraska governor asks him to. But it sounds like Nelson's vote FOR the overall Senate Bill would remain.

His vote needs to be pulled because of the abortion provisions that will likely be watered down or eliminated in Conference.

[Graybeard58]

The deal has enraged other Senators, especially those from red states, whose Republican Senators didn’t bring home any pork at all because they were not part of the negotiations with Democratic leaders.

Or maybe they have a small amount of decency, not being democrats.

[April Lexington]

Madame du Farge’s knitting needles are about all worn out now...

[newgeezer]

Republican Senators didn’t bring home any pork at all because they were not part of the negotiations with Democratic leaders.

Yeah but, at least they got to watch it on C-SPAN, right? I mean, sure, I was stuck at work every day but, Mr. Obama said this would all happen out in the open, on C-SPAN. That's just the sort of change we voted for.
</sarcasm>

[lonestar]

Nelson has said that he would vote for the bill only if...

We know his word means nothing!

[Lowcountry]

I really think it is time for a few states to tender plans to secede. If they were contiguous, all the better. Other than Florida York, I think the entire south would leave. Anyone upset by this could return north whence they came.

[ravingnutter]

Breaking news today from the Texas AG's Office:

“The Nebraska Compromise, which permanently exempts Nebraska from paying Medicaid costs that Texas and all other 49 states must pay, may violate the United States Constitution, as well as other provisions of federal law,” Abbott said. “In light of this unprecedented and highly questionable backroom deal, Texas will join South Carolina and other states in an effort to thoroughly review the constitutionality and legality of the Nebraska Compromise.”

Abbott added that his office would look at challenging the exemption, if it remains a part of the final bill. He also called the exemption a “backroom deal.”

“Because it disadvantages Texas taxpayers, the Texas Attorney General’s Office will explore all available avenues to challenge and overturn this legally problematic provision. Our democratic system of government depends upon transparency and openness,” he said. “This backroom deal goes too far and must be challenged because Texas deserves better.”

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[for-q-clinton]

You know if this bill stands Nebraska will have a lot of “residents” all of the sudden.

I know military members can “live” there while not having a home there.

[browniexyz]

Bob Schrum says “brokering legislation” is the American way. Well let’s show him the American way of VOTING OUT CROOKS who don’t represent their constituents in the US SENATE!!

[FL911]

Florida is working on an answer within its own boundary too....

House HJR 37 / Senate SJR 72 -- The Health Care Freedom Act says any "law or rule shall not compel, directly or indirectly, any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in any health care system," and specifies people and employers can’t be fined for not buying insurance. This bill does not ban federal programs such as Medicare and Medicaid in our state, it simply focuses on restricting the federal government from forcing Americans to participate in an insurance policy, public or private.

see www.flfreedom.org

[Travis McGee]

“Constitution? We don’ need no stinkin’ Constitution!”

[LizzyD]

So can the other 49 states export their Medicaid populations to Nebraska? If I was Arnold, I’d fund moving expenses for all the poor in Cali....

[Mannaggia l'America]

Couldn’t this be considered essentially a “bill of attainder”, since it is penalizing the taxpayers of certain states because their senators did not vote in favor of the bill?

[BlueStateBlues]

10? Why not 49 states. Or, in Obama’s math, 56 states.

[VOA]

bump

[Revel]

More than being unfair....Those involved should be on there way to prison.