thinkprogress.org - 7/24/2009
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On a local radio show yesterday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) attacked President Obama’s health care reform plan as “disastrous.” Perry — who suggested in April at one of the right-wing “tea parties” that Texas may have to succeed from the union — even ...
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 7/24/2009
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org —
Via Ben Armbruster, it seems that even thought
Texas Governor Rick Perry seems to have backed off...
his earlier threats to secede from the union over the stimulus bill (indeed, he’s asking the federal government for loans now ) he’s now ...
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Secessionist Governor Rick Perry Considering ...
mahablog.com - 7/26/2009
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mahablog.com —
The New York Times is running on its
editorial page a rundown of the health care reform...
packaged called “ Health Care Reform and You ,” which explains very clearly exactly who wins and who loses if the bill in something like its present form becomes law. Executive Summary Who ...
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Health Care Reform and You
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Secessionist Governor Rick Perry Considering Nullifcation of Health Care Reform
Matthew Yglesias —
... Via Ben Armbruster, it seems that even thought Texas Governor Rick Perry seems to have backed off his earlier threats to secede from the union over the stimulus bill (indeed, he’s asking the federal government ...
The Return Of John C. Calhoun And Nullification
TalkLeft —
Via Yglesias, this is hilarious: Gov. Rick Perry, raising the specter of a showdown with the Obama administration, suggested Thursday that he would consider invoking states’ rights protections under the 10th Amendment to resist the president’s healthcare plan, which he said would be "disastrous" for Texas. Not since Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun grappled over tariffs have we seen a State claim the right to "nullify" a federal law. But Republicans seem capable anything these days. Hell, the Roberts Court might ...
No More Mister Nice Blog —
... Even the crazies seem willing to hold their fire when none of the Signs of the Last Days, i.e., Obama agenda items, ever get to a signing ceremony. And if anything passes, the next step will probably just be nonviolent -- a simple muleheaded refusal to comply. Hell, there are plenty of towns in this country where they just pray in the public schools and don't care who knows it. We know the Tenth Amendment crowd thinks it can nullify health-care reform (hello, Rick Perry and Tim Pawlenty). I assume that would be the reaction to just about any big ...
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