Posted on 12/24/2009 4:19:17 AM PST by GeorgiaDawg32
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This is an FYI
(SNIP) ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue today requested Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker join colleagues from around the nation in reviewing the Constitutionality of the health care bill under consideration in Congress. At least seven Attorneys General have confirmed that they are looking at several special deals made by Senate leadership to buy the votes of wavering Senators.
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Governor Requests Attorney General Join Colleagues in Reviewing Constitutionality of Federal Health Care Bill
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Contact: Office of Communications 404-651-7774
ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue today requested Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker join colleagues from around the nation in reviewing the Constitutionality of the health care bill under consideration in Congress. At least seven Attorneys General have confirmed that they are looking at several special deals made by Senate leadership to buy the votes of wavering Senators.
“The leadership of Congress, particularly Senate leadership, understands the financial devastation that is looming for states, which is clearly evidenced by the special deals that have been cut for states that have Democratic Senators with wavering support of the reform,” Governor Perdue wrote to Attorney General Baker. “In order to calm the concerns, Senate leadership has granted special exemptions with additional federal dollars to cover the substantial increases in Medicaid costs for a few states while leaving the rest of us to foot the entire bill.”
The special treatment that Senators have won for their states will cost the country’s taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, in addition to the billions in state costs that will skyrocket under this bill.
The full text of Governor Perdue’s letter to Attorney General Baker is below:
The Honorable Thurbert Baker
Attorney General of Georgia
Dear Attorney General Baker:
RE: H.R. 3590 - “Health Care Reform”
The debate over healthcare policy in Washington, DC has reached a critical juncture now that 60 Senators have agreed to support the latest bill unveiled by Sen. Harry Reid over this past weekend. Under the House and Senate proposals, state spending on Medicaid will increase dramatically and Governors of both parties have repeatedly objected to the path we appear to be rushing toward. One of my Democratic Governor colleagues even called this bill “the mother of all unfunded mandates.”
The leadership of Congress, particularly Senate leadership, understands the financial devastation that is looming for states, which is clearly evidenced by the special deals that have been cut for states that have Democratic Senators with wavering support of the reform. In order to calm the concerns, Senate leadership has granted special exemptions with additional federal dollars to cover the substantial increases in Medicaid costs for a few states while leaving the rest of us to foot the entire bill. Senator Reid’s recent compromise to obtain the support of Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska is the most striking example where the federal government would cover one hundred percent of the cost of all newly eligible Medicaid enrollees in just the State of Nebraska. In addition, the health care legislation grants an additional $300 million in Medicaid aid to the State of Louisiana which secured Senator Mary Landrieu’s support – a deal many are calling the new “Louisiana Purchase.”
Yesterday, seven Attorneys General from across the country confirmed that they are looking at the constitutionality of these special deals. As I have considerable concerns over the constitutionality of these recent actions, I respectfully request that you join your colleagues from Alabama, Colorado, Michigan, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas and Washington state in investigating the constitutionality of these special exemptions in the health care legislation and explore the availability of any legal challenges that Georgia could pursue to oppose this unconscionable scenario.
Congress appears to be on the cusp of making a decision that will have ripple effects for decades to come. Now is the time to ensure that any decision that is made has been thoroughly vetted and deemed to meet the intent and spirit of our country’s Constitution.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely
Governor Sonny Perdue
At this time, the STATES will have to take a stand and fight this... We need 38 stated folks!
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At what point do the states just say NO, we arent going to do this. The only way the states will ever regain any authority is to force the issue. Now is the time.
The Democrats in the Senate are running wild.
Sonny’s a pretty good guy, for a former Democrat.
He’s largely kept out of my face, and not meddled too much in things none of the State’s business, unlike a lot of former Governors.
Never mind the special deals (that’s pure bribery with taxpayers’ money, for sure). Let’s get the damned thing ruled on as “not provided for in the U.S. Constitution”, and that Congress is far-over its enumerated powers in SO MANY ways, that without an HONEST/FORTHRIGHT ruling by SCOTUS, we will continue to have more communist takeovers as rapidly as possible, to destroy the country totally, and NO FUTURE CONGRESS will be there to un-do the damage.
Georgia Bump
thanks for posting
I hope by next November, my state (Pa.) has a new Governor who will challenge this sham, too. It won’t happen under ‘fast Eddie’ Rendell.
We all know this and your point is?
Great news for a start. Wrote again yesterday asking what is hold up was on this... Must have been many more letters to him because he has been hiding out for the last several months.
Now a little movement good deal! Keep up the pressure.
Go Ray McBerry (2010) a true conservative and he will push 10’th amendment issues.
http://www.patriotshistoryusa.com/blog/forget-supreme-court-challenges-to-this-monstrosity/
This is why we need to repeal the 17th Amendment.
Our great state will lead the way...
I had no doubt our Govenor would join his colleagues. Sonny Perdue has been good for GA. I will miss him.
We need to work our butts off to get Nathan Deal elected.
After his comments about the game show contestants lining up to win the jackpot, I was hoping he would join in.
More states need to speak up and start challenging these people in order to turn the tide of tyranny!
Nathan sounds interesting and I will listen to more of what he has to offer but to date the only one I believe speaks to the heart of state rights is Ray McBerry.
I truly believe we have to go back to the founding of this nation to have any chance of success. To do that God and Constitution are critical and I have not see this as strongly voice in any of the candidates as I have in Ray.
We hosted a Gubernatorial Round Robin with all the GOP candidates Back on Nov 7, Nathan Deal could not make it due to being called back to DC and Karen Handel decided she had other things to do and Jeff Chapman did not make the event either. The rest of the candidates did make it and here are some links to there introductions during the event.
Intro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKDHzNMkVyY
Greeting Speech’s
John Oxedine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnP4mgZ_ekU
Eric Johnson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqVamYuHb84
Ray McBerry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzUWDqoaQPE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHlhIn3VMk8
Austin Scott
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ92L11kQU8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0YHbXL3EZM
Tiftarea Tea Party Patriots Inc.
http://www.tiftareapatriots.com/
Georgia is a great state, but you’re already in line behind us.
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