Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal refuses to implement Obamacare despite Supreme Court

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http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/louisiana-gov-bobby-jindal-refuses-implement-obamacare-despite-152429092.html

The Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's health care law on Thursday, but Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a possible Republican vice presidential contender who has refused to establish a federally mandated health care exchange in his state, said Friday that he will continue to ignore it.

"We're not going to start implementing Obamacare," Jindal said during a conference call with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell. "We're committed to working to elect Gov. Romney to repeal Obamacare."

Under the Affordable Care Act, states must set up a health insurance exchange program by Jan. 1, 2014, and will receive grants from the federal government to implement it. Several Republican governors, including both Jindal and McDonnell, have put off setting up the exchanges in the hope that the law would be repealed or struck down by the court. Now that the law has been upheld, Jindal said he won't change course and is looking to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to lead the repeal effort if he takes office in 2013.

"Here in Louisiana we have not applied for the grants, we have not accepted many of these dollars, we're not implementing the exchanges," Jindal said. "We don't think it makes any sense to implement Obamacare in Louisiana. We're going to do what we can to fight it."

Despite the court ruling, there is still a chance that Republicans in Congress can repeal much of the law next year even if they don't have a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. Because Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that the mandate to purchase health insurance—one of the key provisions of the law—was a tax, Republicans can use a procedure called "budget reconciliation" to pass a repeal bill that requires only a simple majority to pass. But this scenario relies on the Republicans' ability to win the White House, keep the majority in the House and gain enough seats in the Senate.

On the same conference call on Friday, McDonnell, also considered a contender to become Romney's running mate, said he would "evaluate" his options in Virginia now that the court has upheld the law.

"We don't even know exactly what that federal exchange would look like, so there's still some uncertainty at this point as to what the right course is, and in the next days and weeks we're going to be evaluating the case as well as the options for Virginia," McDonnell said. "I think each state is going to have to weigh that and look at the time frame to determine what to do. But I agree absolutely that the priority right now is to elect a new president and a new Senate so this law can be repealed."

McDonnell, the chairman of the Republican Governors Association, added that he has not yet polled fellow state executives in the GOP about how they plan to proceed after the ruling, but said that most are looking to the election in November for guidance.

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NJ Gov Chris Christie told the state legislature that he, "Is in no hurry to implement Obamacare".

[Solus]

The SCOTUS ruling yesterday also specified that if a state declines to participate in Obamacare they, of course, won't receive any of the payments they would have received as participants.  However, it also made clear that the government  cannot withhold any other funds the state is eligible to receive....a threat that had been waved at states who did not fall in line.

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The SCOTUS ruling yesterday also specified that if a state declines to participate in Obamacare they, of course, won't receive any of the payments they would have received as participants.  However, it also made clear that the government  cannot withhold any other funds the state is eligible to receive....a threat that had been waved at states who did not fall in line.

Remember "RealID", they tried to threaten NH and the other states that refused.
Said that residents of those states would not be allowed on airplanes.
Do you have a RealID card in your wallet ?
Neither does any one else.  
Just saying NO! can work.

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Gov. Rick Scott and a host of others have also stated the same thing....We'll see if they maintain the "belly" for it, when BHO and the "Chicago Way" of withholding other Fed money like Highway Funds are threatened to be cut.

Civil Wars have been started over issues of State's Rights. AZ has been deemed a non-soverign state, and cannot make and/or enforce a law mirroring Fed law simply because the Fed won't enforce it by SCOTUS.

Humming Dixieland as I type.......

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[Solus]

Gov. Rick Scott and a host of others have also stated the same thing....We'll see if they maintain the "belly" for it, when BHO and the "Chicago Way" of withholding other Fed money like Highway Funds are threatened to be cut.

Civil Wars have been started over issues of State's Rights. AZ has been deemed a non-soverign state, and cannot make and/or enforce a law mirroring Fed law simply because the Fed won't enforce it by SCOTUS.

Humming Dixieland as I type.......

Been thinking the same about Dixieland hitting the top 10 again....

It may be necessary, but I wouldn't be surprised it that would be considered a bigger jackpot than  BHO's reign was expected to produce.

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Been thinking the same about Dixieland hitting the top 10 again....

It may be necessary, but I wouldn't be surprised it that would be considered a bigger jackpot than  BHO's reign was expected to produce.

Only if we lose.
If we lose who cares what BO does, we'll be dead and won't have to worry about it.

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Only if we lose.
If we lose who cares what BO does, we'll be dead and won't have to worry about it.

Yeah...but if we are engaged in shooting civil war, which is likely where it will go if we want to clean house like is needed, I can imagine others dogs will be wanting to get in on this fight and too many of them would be welcome and invited by our opposition.

But I agree....I'm getting tired of sitting in the water as it gets hotter and hotter.....I doesn't appear there is gonna be any imporvement...and it sure won't get any easier....

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Gov. Rick Scott and a host of others have also stated the same thing....We'll see if they maintain the "belly" for it, when BHO and the "Chicago Way" of withholding other Fed money like Highway Funds are threatened to be cut.

Scott will fold like a house of cards when the next big hurricane hitss and he needs Fed money.  Of course, given his popularity, I don't expect him to be re-elected.