Posted on 06/24/2010 6:02:23 AM PDT by Libloather
Lawsuit would block public vote on federal health care
by Kermit Miller
Posted: 06.23.2010 at 6:07
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. -- Opponents of a ballot issue claiming state sovereignty over federal health care legislation have sued to block a public vote.
Lawmakers approved a measure this year that would protect Missouri residents, who do not participate in a federally-approved health care plan, from financial penalties.
"This is nothing more than an opportunity for the citizens of this state to make the decision on their own,” Rep. Tim Jones (R) said. “And that is where the decision should remain.”
"What happened in Washington, D.C. has turned what we know about how a free country operates upside down,” Sen. Jane Cunningham (R) said. “It feels foreign. And I hope that we find a way to make Missouri free from it.”
The lawsuit seeks to disqualify the question on technical grounds.
The state constitution prohibits bills that contain multiple subjects.The original measure addressed procedures for insurance companies to dissolve. It was amended to include a section stating that people cannot be compelled to have health insurance or be penalized for paying their health bills with their own money.
(Excerpt) Read more at connectmidmissouri.com ...
A crushing defeat before the November election? Can't have that.
Can’t have the “little people” getting uppity and voicing their opinions, either.............
Progressives are just fascists using a trendy new name...
A crushing defeat before the November election? Can't have that.”
This will only serve to make the people of Missouri more angry. My relatives have been in Missouri for 200 years. They are stubborn. They didn't put up with foolishness from the French, Spanish, or our own government. They aren't going to put up with opposition from tyrannical actions of people who are supposed to be their “representatives.”
To the lunatic, traitorous politicians that want to stomp on the will of the people will feel the stomp of ‘NO” when it comes voting time in November.
A pig by any other name would stink as well.............
Sounds like we didn't cross our T's and dot our I's. The effort is admirable, now we need people that know what they are doing and not make amateur mistakes.
These Marxista are coming after the right to vote too. Make no mistake about it. Just look at the history of the dictatorial movements even in the last century and their objectives are clear.
Who is suing to block the public vote?
You didn’t miss anything. I was looking for that and failed to find it. I suppose we both could be reading challenged?
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