Virginia’s Democrat-Controlled Senate Rejects Obamacare

February 3, 2010 · carl · Print This Article

Upon hearing this, Nancy Pelosu is probably choking on her Botox.
I wonder if she would dare to call Democrat legislators from Virginia Nazis or racists because the had the gall to disagree with President Obama.

Yesterday the U.S. Constitution and federalism won a key battle. The Virginia Senate, which has a Democrat Majority, passed a bill prohibiting a requirement for Virginians to purchase health-care insurance. Five Democrats from swing districts joined all of the Senate Republicans in voting in favor of the measure. And with a Republican State House and Governor, this bill is expected to make it into law.

Some would argue that the legislative implications are negligible as the federal government, if it wants, can override state law and that an individual mandate could be authored in such a way to not run afoul of this Virginian measure. However, the practical implications of this effort are widespread. What are these?

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One Response to “Virginia’s Democrat-Controlled Senate Rejects Obamacare”

    Mr. Xyz on February 3rd, 2010 1:15 pm

    “We’ve told so many lies, young scientists are totally confused”

    http://climaterealists.com/?id=4960
    (a video spoof of climate science)

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