FrankRep
03-22-2010, 09:53 AM
Iowa GOP declares war on health reform (http://iowaindependent.com/30237/iowa-gop-declares-war-on-health-reform)
Gubernatorial hopefuls promise to fight against the reform bill passed Sunday
Iowa Independent
March 22, 2010
Democrats’ success in passing historic health care reform legislation added yet another element to Iowa’s already heated gubernatorial contest, with two of the three men running for the Republican nomination promising they would make the fight against its enactment a priority if elected.
But legal experts say that the political rhetoric on display by opponents of health care reform doesn’t match up with the constitutional reality.
Days before Democrats were certain they had mustered the votes in the U.S. House to pass a health care bill, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bob Vander Plaats (http://iowaindependent.com/tag/bob-vander-plaats) was already vowing that if elected he would invoke the U.S. Constitution’s 10th Amendment (http://okhenderson.com/2010/03/18/vander-plaats-would-invoke-10th-amendment-if-health-care-bill-passes/) to block it in the Hawkeye State.
Not to be outdone, state Rep. Rod Roberts (http://iowaindependent.com/tag/rod-roberts), R-Carroll, who is one of Vander Plaats’ rivals for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, filed amendments to two bills in the Iowa House aimed at blocking a federal mandate for individuals (http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=189761) to purchase health insurance.
“If President Obama and Democrats in Washington, D.C., force health care decisions upon Iowans, I will stand up for the people of Iowa and defend our state’s sovereignty,” Roberts said. “Now is the time for action. I have a plan to defend Iowans’ constitutional rights.”
Both men are pointing to the Tenth Amendment, which says that powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved for the states, a line of argument Republicans across the country have keyed in on. They say Congress lacks the authority to compel people to purchase health insurance, or pay a tax or a fine if they do not.
Bills have been introduced in at least 36 state legislatures seeking to limit or oppose various aspects of the reform plan through laws or state constitutional amendments, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Only two states, Idaho and Virginia, have enacted laws, while an Arizona constitutional amendment is seeking voter approval on the November ballot.
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SOURCE:
http://iowaindependent.com/30237/iowa-gop-declares-war-on-health-reform
Iowa: Bob Plaats, Governor Candidate, Invokes the 10th Amendment!
Bob Vander Plaats Iowa Governor 2010
http://teamvp2010.com/
Invoking the 10th Amendment in Iowa? (http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2010/03/invoking-the-10th-amendment-in-iowa/)
Tenth Amendment Center
21. Mar, 2010
Bob Vander Plaats, candidate for Governor of Iowa, on invoking the 10th.
YouTube - Vander Plaats Speaks About Invoking the 10th Amendment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqoIt0wwbpA)
And here’s a short follow up article (http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2010/03/18/vander-plaats-ill-invoke-the-10th-amendment/) on this in the DesMoines Register. It includes TAC’s entire model 10th Amendment resolution, which lays out the proper role of the federal government under the constitution.
SOURCE:
http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2010/03/invoking-the-10th-amendment-in-iowa/
Gubernatorial hopefuls promise to fight against the reform bill passed Sunday
Iowa Independent
March 22, 2010
Democrats’ success in passing historic health care reform legislation added yet another element to Iowa’s already heated gubernatorial contest, with two of the three men running for the Republican nomination promising they would make the fight against its enactment a priority if elected.
But legal experts say that the political rhetoric on display by opponents of health care reform doesn’t match up with the constitutional reality.
Days before Democrats were certain they had mustered the votes in the U.S. House to pass a health care bill, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bob Vander Plaats (http://iowaindependent.com/tag/bob-vander-plaats) was already vowing that if elected he would invoke the U.S. Constitution’s 10th Amendment (http://okhenderson.com/2010/03/18/vander-plaats-would-invoke-10th-amendment-if-health-care-bill-passes/) to block it in the Hawkeye State.
Not to be outdone, state Rep. Rod Roberts (http://iowaindependent.com/tag/rod-roberts), R-Carroll, who is one of Vander Plaats’ rivals for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, filed amendments to two bills in the Iowa House aimed at blocking a federal mandate for individuals (http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=189761) to purchase health insurance.
“If President Obama and Democrats in Washington, D.C., force health care decisions upon Iowans, I will stand up for the people of Iowa and defend our state’s sovereignty,” Roberts said. “Now is the time for action. I have a plan to defend Iowans’ constitutional rights.”
Both men are pointing to the Tenth Amendment, which says that powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved for the states, a line of argument Republicans across the country have keyed in on. They say Congress lacks the authority to compel people to purchase health insurance, or pay a tax or a fine if they do not.
Bills have been introduced in at least 36 state legislatures seeking to limit or oppose various aspects of the reform plan through laws or state constitutional amendments, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Only two states, Idaho and Virginia, have enacted laws, while an Arizona constitutional amendment is seeking voter approval on the November ballot.
...
SOURCE:
http://iowaindependent.com/30237/iowa-gop-declares-war-on-health-reform
Iowa: Bob Plaats, Governor Candidate, Invokes the 10th Amendment!
Bob Vander Plaats Iowa Governor 2010
http://teamvp2010.com/
Invoking the 10th Amendment in Iowa? (http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2010/03/invoking-the-10th-amendment-in-iowa/)
Tenth Amendment Center
21. Mar, 2010
Bob Vander Plaats, candidate for Governor of Iowa, on invoking the 10th.
YouTube - Vander Plaats Speaks About Invoking the 10th Amendment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqoIt0wwbpA)
And here’s a short follow up article (http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2010/03/18/vander-plaats-ill-invoke-the-10th-amendment/) on this in the DesMoines Register. It includes TAC’s entire model 10th Amendment resolution, which lays out the proper role of the federal government under the constitution.
SOURCE:
http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2010/03/invoking-the-10th-amendment-in-iowa/