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The Attack Has Begun

Jan 5

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The left, and the left of left, has spun up the attack machine in an attempt to bully the state attorneys general who are raising serious constitutional questions over the Cornhusker Kickback.  Over at Think Progress’s Wonk Room, the crack team has decided the best way to attack some of the top legal minds in this country is by questioning political contributions some of the state A.G.s have received from the health care industry.  Yes, it appears that the good folks at Think Progress have figured it all out…except that it’s a safe bet that the political contributions received by the state AGs pales in comparison to how much that same industry has contributed to members of the U.S. Congress.  The point – if there is one – is that Think Progress should start taking worthless pot shots at everybody – and not just those who raise valid, legal questions about a monumental enlargement of federal spending and growth.  Be equal opportunity bullyers!

But, if they insist on looking at who got what from whom on this matter – they better start studying up on Democrats like Oklahoma Democrat A.G. Drew Edmondson (and there will be others) who are out, or about to be out publicly raising questions on the legal questions raised by the Cornhusker Kickback.  Or maybe, it’ll be better if the folks at Think Progress take this line of attack down – and stop trying to bully the state A.G.s out of doing their constitutionally sworn duty.  It won’t work.

It’s time to stop using politics to answer legal questions.

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Dems beginning to join opposition to Cornhusker Kickback

Jan 5

Posted by Parched in DC, In the states, U.S. Senate | 1 Comment

The Daily Oklahoman quietly reported on its editorial page that Democrat attorney general Drew Edmondson was “on board” with the effort to sniff out the constitutionality of the Cornhusker Kickback back on January 2nd.  That news will probably be nationwide today – compelling more state attorneys general to weigh in as well on this simmering issue – since  South Carolina papers picked up the story this morning, as did the CNS news service.  You can expect to see this information to become part of the “state A.G.s vs. the U.S. Senator” narrative immediately with the national press.  It seems that the stock Democrat response of these top lawyers opposing this aspect of the measure as unconstitutional as just politics is being flushed away.  We’ve heard there are a great number of state A.G.s concerned about this – it’s just a matter of time before more of them break ranks.

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Pressure on Democrat AGs increases on Cornhusker Kickback

Jan 4

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Maybe some of these Democrat state attorneys general will start to see the real issue here, and join their fellow state attorneys general, now both Democrat and Republican, in the effort to protect ALL of America’s taxpayers from the Cornhusker Kickback.

From Arizona’s KTAR radio for Democrat Attorney General Terry Goddard:

Terry Goddard, this is your moment. Arizonans need you to step-up.

As the formulating of healthcare “reform” legislation secretively continues in the U.S. Senate, Attorney’s General from multiple states have begun to announce that they are launching investigations into the legality, and constitutionality of the Senate healthcare bill. Arizona’s Attorney General Terry Goddard should be calling for his own investigation, because based on what little is known about this highly secretive legislation, it appears that the bill places Arizonans at a significant disadvantage, financially and otherwise, to residents of the state of Nebraska.

South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster, along with the Attorneys General in the states of Washington, Michigan, Texas, Colorado, Alabama and North Dakota – have joined forces to consider, among other things, if the Obamacare bill in the U.S. Senate violates the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The 10th Amendment stipulates that powers not granted to the national government nor prohibited to the states by the constitution of the United States, are reserved to the states or the people.

From the Las Vegas Review Journal questioning Democrat A.G. Catherine Cortez Masto:

To win Sen. Nelson’s vote, Sen. Reid agreed to have the federal government forever pay full freight for Nebraska’s Medicaid expansion, mandated by the bill. Every other state gets only three years of full federal coverage under the plan. After that, every state but Nebraska will be required take on huge, new, unfunded Medicaid burdens. Nevada’s alone will be at least $600 million per year.

A conference committee will begin meeting in the new year to work out a compromise between House and Senate versions of the bill. Mr. McMaster says if the bill goes through with the benefit for Nebraska, taxpayers in the other 49 states will have to cover their own unfunded mandates in addition to Nebraska’s share.

The 13 attorneys general signing the letter are all Republicans. But the danger of such a precedent, once set, is surely not limited to states adhering to one party. Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto should join the action on Nevadans’ behalf.

Some will hold that unlikely, since it might be seen as a challenge to Sen. Reid, the presumed godfather of Nevada Democrats.

The question is, does Ms. Masto represent the Nevadans who will have to pay “more than their share” under Sen. Reid’s Nebraska payoff scheme … or someone else?

Kansas state house and senate leaders are asking Democrat A.G. Stephen Six to take a closer look at the constitutionality of it all. From the Lawrence Journal World:

“With luck and a little persuasion, perhaps a majority in Congress will come to its senses and conclude that our nation’s health care can be reformed without disregarding the Constitution,” the four legislators wrote in a letter to Six. “But if they don’t, then it will be up to you and to us to protect the Constitution we are sworn to uphold and to preserve the liberties of the Kansans we represent.”

They cited what is being called either the “Cornhusker Kickback” or the “Nebraska Compromise,” and a requirement that every person have health insurance coverage.

Governors in Connecticut and Georgia have asked their attorney general to actively look into the constitutionality of Cornhusker Kickback.  Tennessee’s Lt. Governor wants his state attorney general to look into the health care deal also.

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