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Pierre_de_Fermat's avatar

I kinda don't think this foolishness will work out so well for these nuts. I don't think the folks in their states are going to vote that heavily against their own interests.

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SullivanSt's avatar

Unfortunately the ACA as written does not allow Exchange credits to go to individuals earning less than 100% of the Federal poverty level. I guess they wanted to force everyone below there into Medicaid probably because it's cheaper than the subsidies.

It'd need a legislative patch to fix that, and you just <em>know</em> the Republicans would never allow such legislation to pass without at least 25,000 poison pill amendments attached, if even then.

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chascates's avatar

First governor to take his state back to the 1850s gets a free cotton plantation.

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SullivanSt's avatar

Dude, this is Amercia we're talking about...

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Pierre_de_Fermat's avatar

I don't see it being a winner. Here are the numbers for Texas in 2008: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/new..." target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election200...">http://www.usatoday.com/new... Similar numbers for Georgia: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/new..." target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election200...">http://www.usatoday.com/new...

These states (and others) are changing. The attempts to prevent "minorities" from voting will delay, but not stop the trends. Perry even seemed to recognize this with some of the statements he made while on the stump.

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SullivanSt's avatar

Who's going to be in charge of minting the <a href="http:\/\/www.lusitaniamedal.com\/description.htm" target="_blank">Lusitania medals</a>? Reince Priebus?

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BarackMyWorld's avatar

WHAT THE FUCK????

I'm sorry, let me rephrase that...

WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK???

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SullivanSt's avatar

<blockquote>Keep cheating your constituents out of their rightfully deserved life-preservers</blockquote>

You mean, kinda like not having remotely close to enough lifeboats because you pronounce the ship unsinkable?

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Fartknocker's avatar

It's always nice to my Governor puffing up his ginny cock chest struting around his $9,900/month rental house in Westlake looking out for the health and safety of Texans. I'm sure Rick and Anita's burning bush will have a press release later on this week telling Texans how they are protecting us from abortions.

The USAG has already ruled your supposed photo voting ID would disenfranchise about 900,000 blacks, hispanics and old folks. You and the Texas AG already are facing 3 lawsuits over your failure to fulfill several constitutional education mandates. Keep fucking that goat Ricky boy.

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SullivanSt's avatar

We should do that anyway, as preparation for consenting to their secession (whether they ask for it or not).

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SullivanSt's avatar

How dare that iceberg refuse to acknowledge Titanic Exceptionalism?

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Comrade Wingtardd's avatar

Back off, Wonket, bro. And keep walkin. KEEP WALKIN.

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PsycWench's avatar

If all the poors die, who's going to do the gardening and work at McDonalds? Think, Perry, think.

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SullivanSt's avatar

Of course, the entire crux of Roberts' ruling was that he simply does not care for the Federal government encouraging States to do the right fucking thing by paying for <em>all of it</em>, and will not allow them to be compelled.

Seems to me like it's time for Sebelius to announce a categorical hardship exemption from the mandate for anyone who would've been eligible for expanded Medicaid but who isn't because their state is governed by fuckheads.

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