By FITSNews || Sensing an electoral gold mine, South Carolina Republicans are looking for ways to put “Obamacare” on the statewide ballot in November.
In fact, legislative sources tell FITS that a ballot question could eventually emerge from a trio of bills already moving through the S.C. General Assembly – specifically three separate pieces of legislation sponsored by Reps. Jeff Duncan and Tim Scott and State Sen. Mick Mulvaney.
“I suspect one of those – likely (Duncan’s) – will be amended to serve as the vehicle,” the source said.
All three conservative Republicans – and Congressional candidates – are sponsoring legislation that includes ballot language aimed at blocking the implementation of various provisions of Obamacare in the Palmetto State. Each of these bills could be amended to specifically address the version of the legislation that the President signed into law on Tuesday.
To take a look at the three bills that could form the basis of the eventual ballot question, click on any of the links below …
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H. 4240 (Duncan)
H. 4181 (Scott)
S. 1010 (Mulvaney)
By Mike March 23, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Wont Harrell kill this?
By Huhhh??? March 23, 2010 at 1:35 pm
posture and pander, pander and posture.
is there an IQ higher than 85 in the bunch?
By Woodrow March 23, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Harrell does not have to kill it. The US Court system will. They can pass all the laws in South Carolina or any other state all they want and it will not matter. While some areas of federal law are meant to be vague; this is not one of them. Federal law trumps state law, period. No court in the US will say otherwise; therefore, this is a waste of time and effort to put this on any ballot and is a purely political move to let people think they can fight this in the court system. This avenue of challenge will only help the lawyers who are skillful enough to sucker those that would think they had a legal avenue for stopping this.
By Mike at the beach March 23, 2010 at 3:31 pm
Probably true, but case law doesn’t get made without cases…
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By looking closely March 23, 2010 at 4:41 pm
South Carolina aside, if 2/3 of states want to opt out of this, Obamacare can be repealed by Constitutional amendment, and Washington will have to go along.
Sounds like a long shot, but that’s what repealed the alcohol prohibition.
By Checking in March 23, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Jesus, these folks will do anything to pander
By Jack March 23, 2010 at 6:03 pm
Can we add to Duncan’s ballot
I am willing to assist in paying the medical bills of people who choose not to buy health insurance and cannot afford to pay their medical bills. ____ Yes ____ No
Yes means we will contact you when the need arises. No means you lack the information or intelligence to understand the issue.
By BC March 23, 2010 at 8:06 pm
Woodrow is very right on this particular matter. I highly doubt the high court will allow any of these lawsuits to hold validation. Here’s the funny thing, all of these AGs are about to waste tax-payer money! These cases will make no head way and the money spent on this entire process is tax-payer money, but its funny that no one is talking about that at the state level! This entire situation is turning into a matter of us against them and that is not what our nation is about! We are the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!
By Admiral_Komack March 24, 2010 at 1:34 pm
The so-called fically responsible waste money.
Well, it’s not like they’re using taxpayer money to keep golf tournaments going…oh, wait…:-(
By Admiral_Komack March 24, 2010 at 1:38 pm
“This entire situation is turning into a matter of us against them and that is not what our nation is about! We are the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!”
-Not to these clowns.
It’s the Civil War all over again…and they’ve got to win…and they’ve got added incentive…they’ve got to put that uppity black President in his place.