Oklahoma Voters Reject Health Care Mandates
Voters in Oklahoma today decided that they don’t want a law to require them to buy health insurance, as they voted to approve State Question 756 by a wide margin (64% in favor at the time of this writing). The question was the result of the Oklahoma legislature passing Senate Joint Resolution 59 (SJR59) this [...]
Nullify the Mandate: Arizona Voters Look to Push Back
November 2nd is set to be an important day for the future of Arizona and America. Not only will we vote for fresh faces who will vow to “get tough” in Washington, D.C., but states across the country are considering ballot measures that will pull the Tenth Amendment out of the closet for some serious stretching such [...]
State leaders fight for Health Freedom
On this past weekend’s Freedom Watch, Judge Andrew Napolitano interviewed Virginia and Missouri politicians concerning their efforts to fight ObamaCare’s health insurance mandate. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com
Louisiana Passes Health Care Freedom Act
WASHINGTON, June 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire — Last Friday, June 18, 2010, Louisiana became the first state with a Democrat-controlled legislature to oppose a requirement to purchase health insurance—the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s health reform agenda. Louisiana House Bill 1474 (HB1474), which passed the Louisiana Senate with strong bipartisan support, will soon head to Gov. Bobby [...]
Health Care Freedom Act Goes to Voters in Oklahoma
This fall, Oklahoma voters will decide if they want federal law to force them to buy health insurance, as Senate Joint Resolution 59 (SJR59) was passed by both State houses and enrolled today. The legislation states that “A law or rule shall not compel, directly or indirectly, any person, employer or health care provider to [...]
Louisiana House Passes Health Care Freedom Act
With a 59-15 vote Thursday, the Louisiana State House approved a bill that declares no one in Louisiana can be mandated to pay a penalty if they don’t have insurance – or be required to participate in a health system. House Bill 1474 states that every Louisiana resident “is and shall be free from governmental [...]
Health Care Freedom Act Goes To Voters in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY—Missouri voters will decide if they want federal law to force them to buy health insurance, as Sen. Jane Cunningham’s (R-Chesterfield) “Health Care Freedom Act” has now passed the House and goes to the Secretary of State to be placed on the August ballot. The act was attached to a comprehensive insurance bill, House [...]
Missouri Joins Health Care Battle
Senator Jane Cunningham’s Health Care Freedom Act (SJR25), nearly identical to Virginia’s, passed the Missouri Senate as a ballot referendum Tues. by a 26-8 vote. Three Dems., two up for reelection in conservative districts, crossed over to vote in favor. The legislation provides: “that no federal law shall compel a patient, employer, or health care [...]
Oklahoma Passes Health Care Freedom Act, Heads to Governor
OKLAHOMA CITY – In a move Sen. Randy Brogdon said was designed to protect the sovereignty of Oklahoma, the full Senate gave its approval Tuesday to House Joint Resolution 1054. The “Freedom of Healthcare Choice Act” is authored by Sen. Randy Brogdon R-Owasso, Rep. Mike Ritze, R-Broken Arrow, and Rep. Mike Reynolds, R-Oklahoma City. “This [...]
States Challenging National Health Care
CNN reports on the state-level resistance to national health care: Idaho on Wednesday became the first state to pass a law saying no thanks to part of President Obama’s health care proposal. The Idaho Health Care Freedom Act says in part, “every person within the state of Idaho is and shall be free to choose [...]
States take aim to block healthcare plan
Reuters follows the lead of the New York Times, and others, who have been giving the 10th Amendment movement some fair reporting and coverage of late. Here’s the latest: As the Congress once again rallies to pass healthcare reform legislation, momentum is growing in many states to pass laws to block the changes — a [...]
Making National Health Care Null and Void in Washington State
Sponsored by State Reps Hinkle, Shea, Warnick and Johnson, the Washington State Health Care Freedom Act (HB2669) states that “A law or rule pertaining to health care shall not directly or indirectly compel any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in any health care system.” With this proposed legislation, Washington joins South Carolina, [...]
Alabama to Consider Health Care Nullification
Alabama State Representative Mac Gibson has introduced House Bill 47 (HB47), which proposes an “amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to prohibit any person, employer, or health care provider from being compelled to participate in any health care system.” If approved by both houses of the Alabama legislature, it will go to a [...]
Will Georgia Nullify National Health Care?
Georgia State Representative Calvin Hill has introduced House Resolution 1086 (HR1086), which proposes a Georgia State Constitutional Amendment “so as to provide that no law or rule or regulation shall compel any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in any health care system and to authorize persons and employers to pay directly for [...]
Rand Paul Reads TenthAmendmentCenter.com
Or, at least, we think alike. The junior Senator from Kentucky recently said that to believe in a ”right” to health care one must support slavery: I’m a physician. That means you have a right to come to my house and conscript me. It means you believe in slavery. He’s right of course. As I pointed out nearly two [...]
May 16, 2011 | Categories:Big Government, Commentary, Constitution, Health Care, Tenthers | Tags: 10th Amendment, Health Care, Health Care Freedom, Health Care Freedom Act, Liberty, Obamacare, rand paul | Leave A Comment »