Posted on 03/24/2010 10:17:39 AM PDT by Dacula
Attorney General Thurbert Baker told Gov. Sonny Perdue on Wednesday he will not file a federal lawsuit to block federal health care reform legislation signed into law this week.
Baker, a Democrat seeking his party’s nomination for governor, told the Republican Perdue that he was “unaware of any constitutional infirmities and do not think it would be prudent, legally or fiscally, to pursue such litigation. I must therefore respectfully decline your request.”
Perdue had asked Baker to join more than a dozen other attorneys general from around the country — all of whom are Republicans — to sue to block the federal legislation, which Perdue said will devastate the state budget due to increased Medicaid costs.
“I do not believe that Georgia has a viable legal claim against the United States,” Baker wrote.
His decision, he said, was based in part on the great expense a law suit would incur at a time of cratering state revenues.
“I cannot justify a decision to initiate expensive and time-consuming litigation that I believe has no legal merit,” Baker wrote. “In short, this litigation is likely to fail and will consume significant amounts of taxpayers’ hard-earned money in the process.”
Legal scholars around the country have largely opined that the lawsuits by the states face steep odds as the courts have largely protected Congress’ ability to act in this manner.
“Baker, a Democrat seeking his party’s nomination for governor”
...does he really think he’ll become the next gov with this BS?
This should finish Baker off. The Gov should just go file it himself.
No need.
NEVER EVER VOTE FOR A DUMMIE.
NOT EVEN DOG CATCHER
And Gov. Purdue said he would look at other ways to participate if Baker refused to.
That’s fine - let the voters see the difference between the Parties as November approaches.
“There’s not a dime’s worth of difference between the Parties” - anyone who believes this now is simply blinkered.
“His decision, he said, was based in part on the great expense a law suit would incur at a time of cratering state revenues. “
apparently, GA can afford the extra MEDICAID expenses
I heard something last night that the Governor will use his own lawyers to draw something up.
The governor should fire him for insubordination.
If I were the guv I’d run this guy over getting to the paperwork.
Baker is TOAST
Gov Perdue should go pull a Massa, I bet Baker is a flaming homo.
You gotta look at the source... Atlanta Urinal-Constipation readers: the dregs of Americas' society!
“In short, this litigation is likely to fail and will consume significant amounts of taxpayers’ hard-earned money in the process.”
...yeah, uh huh. It’s ok to spend “hard earned money” on a “stimulous” package that was designed specifically to get dems re-elected! It’s ok to spend “hard earned money” on abortions via the “healthcare bill”. It’s ok for the Kenyan and family to jet set around the world playing golf, eating in Paris just for the hell of it and persuading a-holes to vote for this monstrocity!
But, spend “hard earned money” on preserving freedom? Never!
mirror image of Pennsylvania, where our Republican Atty. General is suing, and our Democrat mob thug Governor is whining about it
That saying and “Stay home this election to teach the Republicans a lesson” along with help from the Republican Party got obama elected.
Don’t believe that bullshit about the Republicans wanting to win. If they had been serious about winning, they would have fielded a decent candidate.
Chortle!
The Atlanta Journal Constitution really makes me laugh.
Every single legal scholar I have seen says there is at the very least a pretty strong case that 0bamcare may not in fact be constitutional. I don't know what “legal scholars” the AJS has been talking to. Maybe they went and talked to 0bama?
Can't! In Georgia, the AG is an elected office. That's why we have a Republican Governor and a Dim AG. Perdue has initiated a Constitutional amendment that would make the AG an appointed office and thus beholding to the Governor.
Talk about penny wise and pound foolish!
| Perdue had asked Baker to join more than a dozen other attorneys general from around the country — all of whom are Republicans ...
Bullsh!t. The Atlanta Journal and Constitution gets it wrong once again: Caldwell joins suit challenging law BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell, a Democrat, joined Republic attorneys general from 12 other states Tuesday in challenging the federal health care legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama. |
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