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To: Alighieri who wrote (712855)	5/2/2013 5:33:16 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578501

I don't think it is nonsense for a state to reaffirm, a priori, that it will refuse to follow law that IT determines to be unconstitutional. One could certainly argue that, for example, had the US Congress understood that not all states would just blindly carry out unconstitutional portions of the ACA, the train wreck which is now expected by both Baucus and Reid, might have been avoided. That's not to suggest the arrogance of Democrats in Congress, who believed it incumbent on them to enact legislation that Americans did not (and do not) want, might have taken another route -- they probably wouldn't. But at least everyone would have known the score going in and different actions might have been taken during implementation. Had Congress been aware that several states would choose not to participate, it would at least have been possible to avoid some of the harm that will be caused by ACA to have been mitigated.

To: Alighieri who wrote (712855)	5/2/2013 6:23:43 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 1578501

It's my sincere hope that this is just a bizarre fad among radicalized Republicans, and to borrow a phrase, the "fever" gripping GOP politics will soon fade without incident. Chances are, cooler heads will prevail and these various nullification efforts will fade away, left to become a punch-line among future historians marveling at the far-right hysteria of the Obama era. But I'd lying if I said this isn't disconcerting and more than a little alarming. Well, I don't think we're going to have another civil war over this crap...this is just politicians playing up to their unhinged base at home. It's non sense...expensive non sense, but non sense nonetheless. If it were an isolated event, I would agreed with you but AL is like the 6th state to pass such legislation. Its part of an ongoing trend that has occurred on several different levels and has accelerated under the Obama presidency. IMO its treasonous behavior and should not be ignored.