Va OKs 1st bill banning mandated health coverage

Associated Press ^ | 10 March 2010 | BOB LEWIS (AP)

[COBOL2Java]

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's General Assembly became the first in the nation Wednesday to approve legislation that bucks any attempt by President Barack Obama and Congress to implement a national health care overhaul in individual states.

The Republican-ruled House of Delegates, with wide Democratic support, voted 80-17 without debate for the largely symbolic step aimed at the Democratic-backed reforms pushed by Obama and stalled in Congress. The vote sends the measure to Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell who intends to sign it.

Thirty-four other state legislatures have either filed or proposed similar measures — statutes or constitutional amendments — rejecting health insurance mandates, according to the American Legislative Exchange Council.

[fatnotlazy]

Yes, it is a symbolic gesture and not binding. But it’s good to see a state stand up for its citizens against a corrupt and evil administration. Bravo!

[kosciusko51]

Is it me, or do you think that the WH is forcing the issue to instigate an insurrection in this country, thereby using martial law against all its opponents?

[Eric Blair 2084]

Every 22 year old single man needs coverage for mammograms. This is a disgrace.

[Cathy]

Thank you Virginia legislators!

[COBOL2Java]

Good interview this morning on WMAL's Grandy & Andy show with Christie Herrera from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC):

Audio here

[KoRn]

Awesome!

Being from VA, it’s great to be the first that will be in Federal court once the health care destruction legislation passes.

[tobyhill]

I'm not sure how “symbolic” it really is since once the Governor signs it becomes law of Virginia.
Obama may want to refresh himself on the 10th amendment.

[COBOL2Java]

Obama may want to refresh himself on the 10th amendment.

Naah, the Constitution is a white man's document...

[mosaicwolf]

The implementation of Martial Law requires a force to maintain and enforce it. Who will do that? The local Sheriffs Dept? The State National Guard? The Active Military? No way. Remember there are + or - 250,000,000 firearms in this country and most citizens are trained, prepared, and equipped to deal with any untenable situation like this. Martial law on a grand scale, especially against the people doesn’t work with the Second Amendment.

Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed

[cmj328]

20% of the country is fanatical socialist. While many of these are abiotic-mass-ingesting weaklings, some of them do have good eyesight and eye-to-hand coordination and can be trained. Then there are those who are socialist by ethnic allegiance. Presumably Obama can buy some weapons from China and create his own force of thugs. Just give him time.

[historyrepeatz]

Virginia better start building housing for us when we all decide to move there.

[dcgst4]

I’ve heard that, by number of guns, Pennsylvania hunters are the second largest army in the world. It that’s true, it might be fun to see them try to institute martial law...

[IrishCatholic]

You act like the Sheriffs, Police, and National Guard could be some form of opposition. I don’t see them enforcing it.

They are, by the most part, the segment of society that still has honor. It’s not who will enforce it, it is who will enforce it to begin with.

Most of the cops I know are NRA members, Reserve or ex military, and conservative.

I don’t know many liberal cops. There might be some, but they aren’t in Kansas.

[mellow velo]

80 to 17?!

Darn! With such a tight vote, Obama and his cronies will still be emboldened to forge ahead with socialized health care.

/s

[HokieMom]

BTTT

[Nat Turner]

20% of the country is fanatical socialist. While many of these are abiotic-mass-ingesting weaklings, some of them do have good eyesight and eye-to-hand coordination and can be trained. Then there are those who are socialist by ethnic allegiance. Presumably can buy some weapons from China and create his own force of thugs. Just give him time.

He can create his own force of Brownshirts but just like the first National Socialist Leader, he had to sellout his Brownshirts so that the did not lead a pre-emptive coup against him. His gang of thugs will be able to only deal with other gangs of political thugs. Against a militia or national guard units it will be a short fight.

What should concern you are all the paramilitary professional Thugs with all the "alphabets" in their name. They WILL fight for whomever sits in the WH and signs their check.

[Nat Turner]

20% of the country is fanatical socialist. While many of these are abiotic-mass-ingesting weaklings, some of them do have good eyesight and eye-to-hand coordination and can be trained. Then there are those who are socialist by ethnic allegiance. Presumably can buy some weapons from China and create his own force of thugs. Just give him time.

He can create his own force of Brownshirts but just like the first National Socialist Leader, he had to sellout his Brownshirts so that the German Armed forces did not lead a pre-emptive coup against him

(The night of the long knives). His gang of thugs will be able to only deal with other gangs or thugs or more likely unarmed women, children or seniors. Against a militia or national guard units it will be a short fight.So look for the purple shirts to assault 60 year old grandmothers at Tea Party Rallies. They will not be taking up arms against the OathKeepers or any of the underground Patriot Cells.

What should concern you are all the paramilitary professional Thugs with all the "alphabets" in their name or those military members that follow the Commisars. They WILL fight for whomever sits in the WH and signs their check.

While we are drawing meaningful parallels between Weimar on the , Der Fuhrer and the Night of the Long Knives looks for a Reichstag fire and the Enabling Acts...

[socialismisinsidious]

They'll still be taxed for healthcare though....the Feds get all their power and this socialist fun fest rides on the back of the tax code. How many of the sheople are going to be happy paying for something that they aren't getting? Think SS and the mess it's in YET it's the third rail.

Socialism is insidious.

[ForGod'sSake]

Thanks dynachrome for the heads up on THIS THREAD that brought me to this one. I wouldn't want to burden anyone by having them read through Timmy Jost's incoherent ramblings. ;^)