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I think people are missing the point. This is just the beginning of the repeal process.
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The point is that the "repeal process" is a huge waste of time and is only a political sideshow for the GOP base. Even the GOP admits publicly they only took the vote as they promised their base.
Two federal judges have already ruled it was constitutional. Fourteen federal judges said there wasn't even enough question to look at the issue.
The two noted conservative judges who ruled negatively
didn't even issue a stay on implementation as there was no basis.
Ronald Reagan's Solicitor General, yesterday at constitutionality hearings,
even agreed it was unquestionably constitutional under the commerce clause.
The supreme court will get it, the sooner the better, it will be addressed within the commerce clause, and the likely and logical result will come down.
Joey, the "defunding" is just another public political PR ploy. The only "defunding" possible is for some minor administrative functions.
The essential money for the part that needs it (Medicaid) already exists within the budget, isn't touchable, and will not affect implementation (as the bill is deficit neuteral, it comes from monies already in use)
This is the law of the land. The GOP in the Congress need to get to work on creating jobs and working on the economy. Unfortunately, all they know about "making jobs" is "tax cut". That's probably why they are not working on lowering unemployment, they have nothing to offer in the way of solutions.
Thus they are going with what they know, social issues: they instead are focusing on abortion and rape. In this time of high unemployment, rampant joblessness, a committee that just came out with scathing indictments of Wall Street, the Congressional Republicans are ignoring all that, and their first bill is about abortion and rape. Ridiculous. Good luck getting re-elected with that in 2012, Republicans.