nobody's_hero
03-23-2010, 05:23 PM
. . . at least not any time soon
(I hate having to take my news from the AJC, but they've got the story)
http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/effort-falls-short-in-393678.html
For the second time in a week, the Republican-dominated General Assembly on Monday fell short in an attempt to pre-emptively block federal health care legislation that gained final passage Sunday night.
The Georgia House voted 111-61 in favor of HR 1086, a proposed constitutional amendment from Rep. Calvin Hill (R-Canton) that sought to bar the federal government from requiring individuals to buy private health insurance and forcing businesses to pay fines if their workers don’t have coverage.
But, because Hill’s proposal would have put a constitutional amendment on the November ballot, it required two-thirds of the 180 House members, or 120 votes, to advance. The Senate last week also failed to get a two-thirds majority for a similar resolution sponsored by Sen. Judson Hill (R-Marietta).
HR 1086 is dead. SR 794 is dead.
So, you're thinking, go to the Attorney General, right?
(this is a blog, so it is filled with liberal AJC bias, be forewarned)
http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2010/03/23/nathan-deal-passes-out-thurbert-bakers-phone-number/
Attributed quote to Thurbert Baker:
“We’re not interested in political gamesmanship in the office of the attorney general. We’re not interested in making political points. The role of the attorney general is to follow the law, and where we feel there have been violations, we need to address it….
“There’s a little thing called the supremacy clause. Federal law supercedes state law. And so I’m very interested in knowing, at least from those who think there’s a basis is, at least what they think the basis is.
“We’re going to do what we should be doing. And that’s take a very methodical approach to it. Understand the facts, understand the law. And then make some decision about it.”
In other words:
Count Georgia out.
[of course, when you are trying to portray the issue as not being political, it doesn't help when former Rep. Nathan Deal (Sorry Nathan, but sit your ass down, you aren't going to be governor, and you aren't helping) jumps in with a challenge to present Att. General and democrat contender for the gubernatorial election]
(I hate having to take my news from the AJC, but they've got the story)
http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/effort-falls-short-in-393678.html
For the second time in a week, the Republican-dominated General Assembly on Monday fell short in an attempt to pre-emptively block federal health care legislation that gained final passage Sunday night.
The Georgia House voted 111-61 in favor of HR 1086, a proposed constitutional amendment from Rep. Calvin Hill (R-Canton) that sought to bar the federal government from requiring individuals to buy private health insurance and forcing businesses to pay fines if their workers don’t have coverage.
But, because Hill’s proposal would have put a constitutional amendment on the November ballot, it required two-thirds of the 180 House members, or 120 votes, to advance. The Senate last week also failed to get a two-thirds majority for a similar resolution sponsored by Sen. Judson Hill (R-Marietta).
HR 1086 is dead. SR 794 is dead.
So, you're thinking, go to the Attorney General, right?
(this is a blog, so it is filled with liberal AJC bias, be forewarned)
http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2010/03/23/nathan-deal-passes-out-thurbert-bakers-phone-number/
Attributed quote to Thurbert Baker:
“We’re not interested in political gamesmanship in the office of the attorney general. We’re not interested in making political points. The role of the attorney general is to follow the law, and where we feel there have been violations, we need to address it….
“There’s a little thing called the supremacy clause. Federal law supercedes state law. And so I’m very interested in knowing, at least from those who think there’s a basis is, at least what they think the basis is.
“We’re going to do what we should be doing. And that’s take a very methodical approach to it. Understand the facts, understand the law. And then make some decision about it.”
In other words:
Count Georgia out.
[of course, when you are trying to portray the issue as not being political, it doesn't help when former Rep. Nathan Deal (Sorry Nathan, but sit your ass down, you aren't going to be governor, and you aren't helping) jumps in with a challenge to present Att. General and democrat contender for the gubernatorial election]