Sunday, January 17, 2010

Local Republicans attempt to stop health care reform...

In an attempt to kill off the long term viability of the Republican party...
 
Rep. Barry Loudermilk has formed a coalition of Georgia House members seeking legal action against the federal government in response to congressional efforts to force Georgia’s citizens to pay for a federally mandated national health care system.

“We strongly believe the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) violate several constitutional provisions,” said Loudermilk, R-Cassville.

Loudermilk had several members of the Georgia House of Representatives join him in formally requesting that the State Attorney General Thurbert Baker prepare to join other states in challenging the constitutionality of the measure.

According to a news release from Loudermilk, the U.S. Senate, in order to to obtain the key 60th vote needed to pass the legislation, created an exemption called the Nebraska Compromise.

Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska committed his vote after the Senate added a guarantee that the state of Nebraska would not have to pay for the costs associated with the expansion of Medicaid benefits.

Loudermilk argues the Nebraska Compromise violates the principle that legislation must have a legitimate national interest and cannot benefit any one state over another.

Loudermilk has also co-sponsored H.R. 1086, an amendment to the Georgia Constitution, which would provide that no law or rule shall compel any Georgia citizens, employer or insurance provider to participate in a health care system. It further protects the rights of citizens to purchase their own health care plans or directly pay for health care services.

I think I saw somewhere that Nelson asked this provision to be stripped out of the bill but I could be making that up.... 

Posted via email from Jim Nichols

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