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I wonder if this is even legal...
South Carolina House passes nullification bill to make Obamacare a crime
By David Edwards
Thursday, May 2, 2013 12:58 EDT
The South Carolina state House on Wednesday passed a so-called nullification bill that is declares President Barack Obamas health care reform law to be null and void, and criminalizes its implementation.
The South Carolina Freedom of Health Care Protection Act was passed by a state House vote of 65 to 39. The bill intends to prohibit certain individuals from enforcing or attempting to enforce such unconstitutional laws; and to establish criminal penalties and civil liability for violating this article.
The measure would allow the state Attorney General to restrain by temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction any person who is believed to be causing harm with the implementation of the the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Any South Carolina taxpayer who is forced to pay a penalty due to the federal health care mandate would be able to deduct the full amount of the penalty from their state taxes.
Additionally, the measure would outlaw state and local government from creating or using non-profit health care exchanges a outlined by the health care reform law.
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/02/south-carolina-house-passes-nullification-bill-to-make-obamacare-a-crime/
mike_c
(36,281 posts)...and shoot themselves in the foot. Nope, you can't push proud South Carolineans around, dammit! Don't tread on me!
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)That nullification idea was tried once before-about 150 years ago-I recall it didn't work out so well for SC and the other states in the south.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Pab Sungenis
(9,612 posts)that we should have let them go in 1861.
Orrex
(63,220 posts)the enlightened SC legislators had to go and remind me why I got it in the first place.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)Republicans are people too!