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McCain and Obama Debate in Tennessee
Wed, 10/08/2008 - 4:26pm | posted by Dr. John Killian
The second Presidential campaign debate of the 2008 election took place Tuesday night, October 7 at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. This debate took place when the Obama campaign had been riding high from the bounce from economic conditions that would favor the party not currently in the White House. However, the post-VP debate spin seemed to be moving toward McCain. Tuesday morning’s polling seemed to indicate that McCain was cutting into Obama’s lead. However, I believe that the slight swing to McCain will end with the results of Tuesday night’s debate.
Virginia Legislature Passes Law Banning Health Insurance Mandates
Thu, 03/11/2010 - 1:32pm | posted by Doug Mataconis
Following up on a move by the Virginia Senate last month, today the Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill that would make it illegal to force any resident of the Commonwealth to purchase health insurance:
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s General Assembly is the first in the nation to approve legislation that bucks any attempt by President Barack Obama and Congress to implement the national health care overhaul in states like Virginia.
Without debate, the House of Delegates voted 80-17 Wednesday to accept Senate amendments to a bill that supporters say preserves Virginia’s prerogatives as a state.
Thirty-four other legislatures have filed or proposed similar measures rejecting health insurance mandates.
But Virginia’s legislature, scheduled to adjourn Saturday, is the first to finish work on a bill. The measure goes to Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell, who plans to sign it.
While I still have doubts about the Constitutionality of a law like this given the Supremacy Clause, it is nonetheless a fairly powerful indication of the voter disdain for a plan that, inexplicably, the Democrats continue to try to push through Congress.
WSJ: Use of reconciliation an “abuse of power”
Thu, 03/04/2010 - 3:02pm | posted by Jason Pye
As has been noted here a few times recently, President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress plan to use reconciliation to move forward on health care reform, at least what they like to call “reform.” The Wall Street Journal explains that this use of the controversial legislative procedure is abusive to the system:
The vehicle is “reconciliation,” a parliamentary process that fast-tracks budget measures and was created in 1974 as a deficit-reduction tool. Limited to 20 hours of debate, reconciliation bills need a mere 50 votes in the Senate, with the Vice President as tie-breaker, thus circumventing the filibuster. Both Democrats and Republicans have frequently used reconciliation on budget bills, so Democrats are now claiming that using it to pass ObamaCare is no big deal.
Rep. John Shadegg on Buying Health Insurance Across State Lines
Sat, 12/12/2009 - 2:10pm | posted by Jason Pye
Nick Gillespie’s Health Care Plan
Sat, 10/11/2008 - 4:33pm | posted by Michael Orion Powell
There’s an important aspect to this story that political pundits, politicians and even journalists rarely mention. People already fail to sign up for health insurance and for existing social services. I’ve heard people complain that they don’t have enough income and can’t afford to buy food, and I’ve told them that if it’s that bad, go get welfare. Of course, it wasn’t that bad.
There’s more incentive for a guy like me to go get health insurance, since I have epilepsy. Someone in their twenties with no health problems feels no need.
