Michele Bachmann: It Only Takes 50 Plus One Senators to Repeal Obamacare (Video)
Posted by Jim Hoft on Thursday, June 28, 2012, 9:01 PM
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) told Laura Ingraham tonight on The O’Reilly Factor that it will only take fifty plus one US Senators to repeal Obamacare.
“People are angry. They’re shocked. What Americans must realize is there’s one option left, just one option is the ballot box in November and I think more than ever Democrats and independents are going to be looking at a Mitt Romney for president. Because it’s a very clear contrast. It’s Barack Obama and you keep Obamacare or it’s Mitt Romney and you repeal it… And people should’t be fooled to think that we need to have 60 Republican seats in the senate. We don’t. We need fifty plus one. That’s all we need. That’s what the Democrats had wiht the reconciliation bill and we can repeal Obamacare. Don’t give up hope. We can get this done.”
We can hope.
UPDATE: Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli also told Greta Van Susteren tonight that it will only take fifty plus one senators to repeal Obamacare.
UPDATE: Don’t miss Jeff Goldstein’s brilliant take on intentionalism.
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stonedome commented:
actually we only need fifty and a vice president…
aprilnovember811 commented:
What next? Nullify!
Posted by Tenth Amendment
On Thursday, the Supreme Court sent shockwaves across America, upholding the constitutionality of the federal health care act.
Tenth Amendment Center executive director Michael Boldin said it didn’t surprise him one bit.
“The federal government always expands its own power. The Supreme Court is part of the federal government. I don’t see what’s so shocking here. It’s sad, but not surprising. By ruling, once again, that uniform policies must reign over a nation of 50 states and 300 million people, the Supreme Court has continued its attack on the last vestiges of what’s supposed to make this country great.”
The Court argued that the federal government cannot enforce a mandate through the commerce clause, but it can impose a tax on those who choose not to purchase health insurance. TAC communications director Mike Maharrey called the focus on the mandate “misplaced.”
“The Supreme Court says the federal government can’t force you to do something through a mandate, but it can tax you for doing nothing in order to ‘encourage’ you into doing something. Sounds like Orwellian doublespeak to me. But the bottom line is that the federal government has no enumerated power to create a national health care system in the first place. The entire notion of federal health care is unconstitutional, even if you buy into this tax malarkey.”
And while many opponents of nationalized health care view the ruling as a bitter defeat, Maharrey says the Tenth Amendment Center sees a clear path forward.
“The states simply need to follow Thomas Jefferson’s prescription and nullify the entire act. They should just refuse to implement this monstrosity. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has already indicated he will refuse, and other states should follow his lead.”
Jefferson argued that “when the general government assumes undelegated power, its acts are, unauthoritative, void and of no force,” and he called nullification “the rightful remedy.” Maharrey acknowledged that many Americans consider state nullification rebellious and lawless, but he said he thinks that’s because they are conditioned to believe the states are united on a principle of unlimited submission to the feds.
“Who is really behaving lawlessly here? A federal government that refuses to operate within its delegated powers, and rips authority away from the states and the people? Or the states, working through legitimate democratic processes, saying, ‘No!’ we don’t accept this? I would argue it’s the federal government that’s in rebellion, and it’s time for the states to put a check on illegitimate federal power.”
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donh commented:
Last woman standing…Captial halls are empty and she is still fighting. Never forget the shabby treatment she got from the Republican leadership after 2010. Can’t believe she would buy a look in the eye from Romney either. I think he is making ” read my lips ” promises, but thank you Michelle for keeping the pressure on.
Patrick commented:
Obama got his way, the IRS can now tax people on behalf of the insurance industry. Why pay for a medical plan? When you die sitting in the emergency room because it was too crowded for you to be seen your family can thank Obama. It is cheaper to pay the tax and go to the emergency room for care when you need it like the illegals do. The hospitals are going to love the outcome of this. They will go broke and the insurance companies will rake in all the cash.
Bigkahuna commented:
The best way to get rid of this would be to refuse to pay anymore for federal healthcare insurance and save money by forcing all members of Congress, the President and federal workers to get rid of their awesome policies and force them on to the garbage ones they want to thrust up our collective @sses
Patrick commented:
Could the House refuse to fund Obama care?
Bigkahuna commented:
What we could also do…The first week it takes effect…everyone go to the emergency rooms across the country and flood them and say I dont have insurance send me the tax bill at the end of the year
Bigkahuna commented:
I hope Congress cuts IRS budget by 60% seee how many IRS agents are left to collect Obamatax fees
Bigkahuna commented:
Cut EPA budget by 60% as well
Bigkahuna commented:
Since this will now be called a HUGE MASSIVE TX INCREASE ON POOR PEOPLE can we turn a few democrats on the repeal vote…. Or even cause them to switch to GOP ?????
Flintstone F. commented:
Patrick #4
I think it’s the other way around, that is the insurance company will tax us on behalf of the IRS. This law and decision has opened Pandora’s box of canned worms.
Roughly, the senate is split 53/47 with dems. in control (if that’s what you want to call it).
There are 23 democrat seats up for election and several dems. are retiring. Virginia, Wisconsin and N. Dakota are all toss ups. I’m no expert but it seems there’s a good chance to take the senate back.
This is where the battle is now. Ding, ding, Tea Party Time!!!
Bigkahuna commented:
Some West Virginia Dems may be open to switching sides
Sasja commented:
We may only need 50 plus one but we can do better. The SC has ruled and what’s done is done.
It is now time to get moving on taking back the Senate, keeping the House and electing Romney!
lizzy84 commented:
I respect Michelle Bachmann and she is correct. However, all too often Republican leaders plays conservatives for suckers who answer the call for donations, vote for freedom and liberty and then are sold down the river by people whose only real goal is their own re-election. No more! Boehner and the rest should take heed: NO more compromise. Their political futures no longer matter. This time, “We the people,” demand patriots NOT political hacks.
bigL commented:
Not one of the Justices, their clerks who write this stuff, the staff, the lawyers arguing the cases.
the congress, the senate, their staffers, all their families are covered by Obamacare.They all have tehir own insurance, no crap-weasel insurance fro them and theirs.
Is this due prcess, is this fair, is this not royalty serving an excrement sandwich to the peasants?
“When in the course of human events…”
Ace commented:
I have to say that I’m amazed at the ANGER I saw today—and I mean from people who NEVER talk politics.
I know this 19 year old, a young woman, who was beside herself, telling anyone who would listen that “Obama needs to get the hell out of the country”. I was stunned to hear this coming from this gentle person.
The political anger in this country right now is palpable. From “ordinary” people.
As for us, we’re like a football player who had the wind knocked out of this.
We’ll make these SOBs rue the day they did this to our country.
Opaobie commented:
This is Dred Scott II, and John Roberts will become the most hated man in American history over the coming decades if Obamacare isn’t repealed. He may be the most hated man in America right now.
Lady Mondegreen commented:
Got news for you folks. Romney will not repeal this and when push comes to shove, neither will the Republicans in the Senate. They are safe for now because they know they don’t have the votes, but when the time comes, they’ll find excuses not to do it.
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